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Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
ByAnton Troianovski December 6, 2025

President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.

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U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on Immigration, Document Says
ByEdward Wong and Hamed Aleaziz November 26, 2025November 27, 2025

American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”

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After Hundreds of Gazans Arrive on Mystery Flights, South Africa Asks How
ByJohn Eligon and Zimasa Matiwane November 17, 2025November 18, 2025

A little-known group sold passage to desperate Palestinians who didn’t know their destination, catching the South African government by surprise.

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‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
ByFarnaz Fassihi and Hamed Aleaziz November 11, 2025November 12, 2025

For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.

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Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Thousands of Syrians
ByHamed Aleaziz and Madeleine Ngo September 19, 2025

A homeland security official said it was “contrary to our national interest to allow Syrians to remain in our country.”

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Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Thousands of Syrians
ByHamed Aleaziz and Madeleine Ngo September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

A homeland security official said it was “contrary to our national interest to allow Syrians to remain in our country” through the temporary program.

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As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’
ByElian Peltier, Farnaz Fassihi, Yaqoob Akbary and Jim Huylebroek July 16, 2025

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

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As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’
ByElian Peltier, Farnaz Fassihi, Yaqoob Akbary and Jim Huylebroek July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

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