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Trump administration halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals in wake of D.C. shooting
- On Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services paused decisions on all asylum applications filed inside the United States, applying the halt for the foreseeable future, USCIS director Joseph Edlow said.
- The Washington, D.C., attack left one guard member dead and another critically injured; authorities named Rahmanaullah Lakanwal, Afghan national and suspect, who is hospitalized and faces a first-degree murder charge.
- USCIS instructed asylum officers to halt processing, ordering them not to approve, deny, or close applications while pausing all affirmative asylum applicants and canceling in-person decision appointments for Monday.
- USCIS framed the halt as a security measure, with Joseph Edlow saying `USCIS has halted all asylum decisions until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible` and adding `The safety of the American people always comes first.`
- Amid the agency pauses, the U.S. State Department also halted Afghan-passport visas, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying, `President Trump's State Department has paused visa issuance for ALL individuals traveling on Afghan passports.
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