US EditionRepublicans ‘Outraged’ over National Guard Shooting Press for Immigration Crackdown
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan granted asylum in 2024, faces murder and terrorism charges after ambushing two West Virginia National Guard members, killing one and critically injuring another.
- On Wednesday, a lone gunman opened fire in Farragut Square around 2:15 p.m., killing one West Virginia National Guard member and critically wounding another.
- Shortly after President Donald Trump's address, US Citizenship and Immigration Services halted Afghan case processing pending review of security and vetting protocols.
- Two Guard members on high-visibility patrol were ambushed with a.357 revolver, fellow West Virginia National Guard members subdued the attacker, and victims received first aid from DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
- Following the shooting, President Donald Trump asked for 500 more National Guard troops, while prosecutors upgraded charges to murder and vowed harsh penalties, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday.
- State Department figures show more than 190,000 Afghans have been resettled under Operation Allies Welcome and Enduring Welcome, while officials said vetting is complex and the suspect underwent extensive screening with the Central Intelligence Agency.
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By Brian Todd and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN. Fasil Regassa wipes away tears as he speaks of Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old National Guard member who was shot Wednesday just feet from his store. “I cried when I heard she was dead,” Regassa told CNN. For nine years, Regassa and his wife, immigrants from Ethiopia, have run a 7-Eleven directly across the street from the site of the shooting. When the shooting started, Regassa says he locked the …
Blood, bodies, and the cries of the wounded haunted former members of the special forces who were recruited, trained, and armed by the Central Intelligence Agency in the cities and villages of Afghanistan to kill radical Islamists. One of them, Rahmanullah Lakanwala, drove across the United States in a car and ended up wounding two National Guardsmen in Washington.
By Betsy Klein, CNN - The White House doubled down on the aggressive immigration policies that helped secure President Donald Trump's second term, launching an interagency federal investigation into the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, while also ordering the government to take steps to curb immigration to the United States. The suspect in Wednesday's shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is an Afghan national who arrived in the U…
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