US EditionAfghan vetting process under renewed scrutiny following National Guard shooting in DC
The shooting near the White House by a vetted Afghan national prompted the U.S. to pause Afghan immigration and review vetting of over 85,000 evacuees, officials said.
- On Nov. 26, 2025, law enforcement identified 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal as the shooter who wounded two National Guardsmen near the White House, and President Donald Trump condemned the attack, calling for a full reassessment of Afghan arrivals under President Biden.
- Amid the chaotic evacuation, officials say the urgency and volume overtook normal screening, increasing risks despite Rahmanullah Lakanwal undergoing vetting rounds from around 2011 to earlier this year.
- Entering on humanitarian parole, Rahmanullah Lakanwal settled in Washington state with his family, applied for asylum last year, and was among more than 190,000 Afghans admitted after the withdrawal.
- On Thursday, the administration announced the Department of Homeland Security stopped processing immigration requests for Afghan nationals and USCIS Director Joe Edlow ordered reexamination of green cards from 19 countries of concern.
- With conflicting assessments, a Justice Department Inspector General audit found no systemic vetting breakdowns, while Trump administration officials argued that expedited standards let risks through amid over 85k Afghans rapidly admitted.
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President Donald Trump blames Joe Biden's government for this week's shooting of two members of the National Guard in Washington and insists that the suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan, was among the millions...
Afghan vetting process under renewed scrutiny following National Guard shooting in DC
President Donald Trump is blaming the Biden administration for this week’s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, in part by insisting that the suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan, was among millions of foreigners Biden allowed into the US without proper vetting.
Donalds’ 2021 Push to Admit Afghans Resurfaces as GOP Blames Biden for Shooting
WASHINGTON — Republicans have spent the past two days attacking former President Joe Biden, accusing his administration of vetting failures that allowed the Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guardsmen to enter the country. But a resurfaced video from 2021 is complicating that narrative. The footage shows Rep. Byron Donalds, the Florida Republican congressman […]
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In the wake of Wednesday’s shooting of two National Guard members, Trump is pushing to tighten vetting and border controls as a direct countermeasure against possible national security threats posed by migrants inadequately screened under the Biden-era protocols.
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