The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced late Wednesday that it has stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols, after two National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded in Washington earlier in the day.
This encompasses work permits, asylum and refugee requests, naturalization, and family benefits, among others.
“The protection and safety of our homeland and of the American people remains our singular focus and mission,” the agency, which oversees legal immigration into the country, said in a post on social media.
Before USCIS’s announcement, President Donald Trump called for a reevaluation of every immigrant from Afghanistan who entered the United States during the Biden administration, connecting the policy to the shooting, which was near the White House….
USCIS Stops Processing All Afghan Immigration Requests After DC National Guard Shooting
