US Department of Homeland Security: We will prevent entry to citizens of 19 countries
The US Department of Homeland Security announced a ban on entry to citizens of 19 countries.
The United States will reconsider all green cards issued to people from 19 “concerning” countries. Under the direction of US President Donald Trump, as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on immigration in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington.
The 19 countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, And Venezuela. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said in a statement Thursday that when screening immigrants from those 19 countries, the agency will now take into account “country-specific adverse factors,” which include whether the country is able to “issue secure identity documents.”
Since officials have identified the suspect in the shooting and wounding of two National Guard members in Washington as Rahmanullah Lakhanwal, a citizen Afghan, the Trump administration has intensified its efforts to restrict immigration.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees USCIS, announced Thursday that the administration is also reviewing all asylum applications approved under former President Joe Biden.
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, said in a statement to CNN: “As of now, the processing of all immigration applications related to Afghan citizens will be suspended indefinitely in Waiting for further review of security and vetting protocols.
She added: “The Trump administration is also reviewing all asylum applications that were approved under the Biden administration.”
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