Afghans in Chicago are saddened after last month’s National Guard shooting, and now fear deportation
- Posted on December 22, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Afghans in Chicago are saddened after last month’s National Guard shooting, and now fear deportation

The shooting has sent ripples of worry and anxiety across many of the roughly 2,300 Afghans who have resettled in Illinois since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.