Afghans scheduled for deportation may include relatives of those who worked alongside US forces

Dozens of Afghan immigrants, possibly including relatives of Afghans who worked alongside the U.S. military, are expected to be deported early next week, according to lawyers, advocacy groups, and families of those detained.

A court filing for one Afghan immigrant reviewed by ABC News shows that the destination of a deportation flight expected to take place next week is Pakistan, with further transport to Afghanistan. 

Advocates and families previously told ABC News that hundreds of Afghan immigrants are currently being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana, from where many international deportation flights depart. 

Charlotte Moyal told ABC News that her husband, who has been in immigration detention for more than a year, was recently transferred from a facility in Pennsylvania to one in Louisiana. Moyal said her husband was notified he could be deported from the U.S. as early as next week. 

Shawn VanDiver, founder and president of AfghanEvac, a nonprofit group that supports Afghans who were evacuated from their home country as part of the United States' military withdrawal, previously told ABC News that families of those detained are "terrified."

If removed to Afghanistan, some of the families fear those removed will face torture or persecution from the Taliban.

"Anybody from Afghanistan is in danger if they get sent back," VanDiver said.

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A State Department spokesman told ABC News earlier this week that the department reaffirmed its position that "all countries must be able to manage their borders and immigration processes in a manner that ensures the safety, security, and prosperity of their citizens."

"Afghans who stood with American troops, and their families, are being quietly loaded onto a plane to Pakistan, where they will very likely be pushed to the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan," Democratic Rep. Scott Peters, a longtime supporter of Afghan refugees, said in a statement. "If this administration has its way, we would be throwing our vulnerable allies into the jaws of mortal danger. This is absolute cruelty and it is not who we are. This decision needs to be reversed."

ABC News' Luke Barr contributed to this report.