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The immigration pause affects green cards, citizenship, and asylum applications from 19 countries, impacting over 1.4 million pending asylum cases, citing national security concerns after a recent attack.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, for people from 19 countries already subject to travel restrictions.
- The memorandum cites last week's attack on U.S. National Guard members in Washington, D.C., with Rahmanullah Lakanwal arrested, and notes many of the 19 nations faced restrictions under the June proclamation.
- Internal USCIS guidance on Monday directed staff to stop final adjudication on all cases for nationals of 19 countries, halting oath ceremonies and all form types as AILA and immigration attorneys reported cancellations.
- The pause could delay benefits for immigration applicants from the 19 countries, as Department of Homeland Security data show about 720,000 green cards were issued to nationals between fiscal 2021 and early 2024.
- Amid escalated rhetoric from President Donald Trump, DHS officials said they are reviewing immigration benefits granted under the Biden administration and warned `We will take no chances when the future of our nation is at stake`, with the list of nations possibly growing to around 30.
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The Trump administration has suspended immigration applications from 19 countries that the White House considers to be a threat to national security, based on a memorandum from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.
The US government is taking the attack on two National Guards in Washington as an opportunity to go through hard. For the time being, the immigration applications from 19 countries are to be stopped, according to a communication.
The US government has suspended immigration applications from citizens of 19 countries, according to an official memorandum released on Tuesday, marking Washington's tightening crackdown on immigration.
US pauses immigration applications from 19 countries already subject to travel restrictions
The United States has paused all immigration applications, including the processing of green cards and naturalisation ceremonies, for persons from 19 countries already subject to travel restrictions imposed earlier this year, CBS News reported on Tuesday.An internal memo from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has instructed officers to “stop final adjudication on all cases” and to halt citizenship oath ceremonies for legal permanent re…
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