US EditionTrump 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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After the fatal shots at two National Guards, the US government has stopped all asylum decisions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also suspended visas for all people with an Afghan passport.
After the deadly attack of an Afghan, all decisions on asylum applications are suspended in the US for the time being.
The United States has suspended all asylum decisions after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, one of whom later died. The move, announced by the Citizenship and Immigration Services and followed by a new series of...
After shooting at two National Guards, the US authorities are tightening up their approach to foreigners and suspending all asylum decisions for the time being. Human rights organizations warn against political instrumentalization.
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