The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced late Wednesday that it has stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals indefinitely, after two National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded in Washington.
In response to the incident, President Donald Trump earlier called for a reevaluation of every immigrant from Afghanistan who entered the United States during the Biden administration.
In a pre-taped address, Trump called the attack an “act of terror” and blamed it on immigration policies under his predecessor, President Joe Biden.
The suspect has not been identified, but the Department of Homeland Security is confident the individual is from Afghanistan and entered the United States in September 2021, Trump said….
USCIS Stops Processing All Afghan Immigration Requests After DC National Guard Shooting
