US EditionTrump administration halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals in wake of D.C. shooting
The Trump administration halted over 1 million pending asylum cases and paused Afghan visa issuance to enhance vetting after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members near the White House.
- 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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Independent EspañolBELLINGHAM, Washington, USA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s government has suspended all asylum decisions and paused the issuance of visas for people travelling with Afghan passports, following the attack on members of the National Guard...
Decisions at US immigration authorities are temporarily halted while the Trump administration reviews previous Biden approvals.
The federal decision entered into force without prior notice and affects thousands of immigration files that remain pending review in consular offices and security agencies
Trump Pauses All Asylum Claims in Immigration Crackdown
The United States has paused all asylum decisions and stopped issuing visas to people from Afghanistan in response to the killing of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., this week. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director (USCIS) Joseph Edlow said late Friday that asylum decisions were being halted “until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] T…
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