President Trump is not shy about defending Christianity. His bold commitment to protecting Christians from persecution is one of the reasons most evangelicals voted for him in three straight elections. While I thank him for his strong stance on religious freedom, I am concerned about the recent actions of his government, threatening Afghan Christians to deceive themselves “immediately” or face criminal prosecutions, fines and deportation – the Taliban regime that could kill them for their faith in Jesus.

Recently, many Afghan Christians who are legally allowed to enter the United States to live and work legally in the American community have received a letter: "It's time for you to leave the United States." The message insists that the Department of Homeland Security is "termination of your parole," a legal mechanism that allows these people to be safe in the United States. The letter concluded: "Don't try to stay in the United States - the federal government will find you... leave the United States immediately."

Apparently, similar letters have been sent to hundreds of thousands of other letters that have legally entered the United States in recent years. But without a disturbing case like Afghan Christians, deportation can mean hard. Persecuted church regulators open doors to classify Afghanistan as one of the ten most dangerous countries for Christians. The situation for Christians has been deteriorating since the Biden administration's disaster 2021 withdrawal.

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Of course, President Trump himself certainly did not draft the letter, and I doubt that leaders within the Department of Homeland Security sent it so extensively without considering the full consequences. As the administration hears from conservative evangelical leaders like Franklin Graham, I pray that President Trump will cover those who decide to send these letters and allow Afghan Christians to legally be in the United States. At least long enough to submit and accept a fair asylum request or until Congress passes the Afghan Adjustment Act, Senator Lindsey Graham co-led in the last Congress-led bill that would allow parole Afghans to apply for permanent legal status as long as they clear the strict audit process.

Of course, President Trump is absolutely right to prioritize border security and most evangelical Christians are grateful for the rapid progress he has made to secure our borders. Similarly, almost all evangelical Christians are deported for being expelled from migrants who commit violent crimes.

But when President Trump praised individual legal immigration for “love for the country”, evangelicals agreed. Afghans and others deny religious freedom abroad deeply love the country - and certainly should not be deported now. Similarly, evangelical Christians want the United States to open its doors to carefully review, legally accepted refugees, including Christians from countries such as Afghanistan and Iran, who face persecution and even difficulties in the repressive countries of their countries of origin. Last year, about 30,000 Christian refugees were relocated from fifty countries in our open doors and said Christians face the worst persecution in the world.

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My denomination is the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), which repeatedly reiterates the Bible’s call for welcome refugees who have been legally accepted into the United States after fleeing fear of persecution for reasons such as religious, racial or political views. About two-thirds of the ten evangelical Christians voted for President Trump last November, told SBC's research unit Lifeway Research that they believe the United States has a moral responsibility to accept refugees. When President Trump conducted a 90-day review of refugee resettlement, nearly 20,000 Christians, including many prominent evangelical leaders, affirmed a statement urging him to restart refugee resettlement and to care specifically for those who have faith in their faith in Jesus.

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Of course, as Christians, we affirm the dignity of all, not only fellow Christians, but we therefore care about the well-being of those at risk of persecution, not Christians. But it turns out that most refugees in recent years are indeed Christians, and about one in five people are currently prone to deportation.

I know that President Trump values ​​legal immigration and is a supporter of persecuted Christians. I hope and pray that he will be persecuted by the attraction of the evangelical voters, cover the actions of overly enthusiastic staff, and protect the faith of Afghans and others in Jesus.