US EditionAfghans Say Last Path to Safety Shuts as U.S. Halts Visas After DC Shooting
US Citizenship and Immigration Services halted Afghan immigration indefinitely after a shooting by an Afghan man wounded two National Guard soldiers, affecting over 265,000 cases abroad.
- On Wednesday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services halted processing for Afghan nationals indefinitely after a shooting in Washington critically wounded two National Guard soldiers; officials identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who arrived under Operation Allies Welcome and was granted asylum this year.
- Shawn VanDiver, president of AfghanEvac, said about 200,000 Afghans arrived in the United States since 2021, while another 265,000 Afghans remain in processing abroad, including about 180,000 in the Special Immigrant Visa pipeline.
- Many Afghans waiting in Pakistan, Qatar and North Macedonia now face heightened uncertainty, as tens of thousands awaiting US resettlement decisions say their last safe route has closed and rights groups warn former government workers, journalists and soldiers risk detention or worse under Taliban rule.
- Remaining in countries like Pakistan has become increasingly difficult for many Afghan applicants as Pakistan's information and interior ministries deported more than half a million Afghans in the past year and intensified checkpoints, evictions and detentions in major cities.
- Some applicants, including Ahmad Samim Naimi, say they completed vetting and fled Taliban detentions, fearing arrest or death if returned amid long waits for resettlement.
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After the shootings in Washington, a suspect from Afghanistan was arrested. Trump takes the act as an occasion and places Afghans under general suspicion in the US.
After the shootings in Washington, a suspect from Afghanistan was arrested. Trump takes the act as an occasion and places Afghans under general suspicion in the US.
Afghans: Last Path to Safety Shuts as US Halts Visas After D.C ...
Afghans Say Last Path To Safety Shut As US Halts Visas After DC Shooting
Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a U.S. resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan immigration cases following a shooting near the White House.
After the shootings in Washington, a suspect from Afghanistan was arrested. Trump takes the act as an occasion and places Afghans under general suspicion in the US.
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