US Suspends Immigration Processing For Applicants From 19 Countries
The United States has suspended all immigration applications including green card and citizenship requests from nationals of 19 countries, all of them outside Europe.
The United States has suspended all immigration applications including green card and citizenship requests from nationals of 19 countries, all of them outside Europe.
The affected countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
An official memo outlining the Trump administration’s new policy linked the decision to last week’s attack on members of the US National Guard in Washington, in which an Afghan man was arrested as the suspected gunman. Officials identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan who had been granted asylum in April.
Since returning to office in January, President Donald Trump has introduced a series of stringent immigration policies. Following the recent attack in Washington, the administration has intensified measures targeting migrants, particularly Afghans.
