US shooting: Immigration requests for Afghan nationals suspended | DW News

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US shooting: Immigration requests for Afghan nationals suspended | DW News

The Trump administration ordered a full review of the permanent residency status of immigrants from 19 countries in the wake of the attack on two US National Guard personnel in Washington, DC.

An Afghan national who entered the US in 2021 after working with American military and intelligence services in Afghanistan has been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s shooting near the White House.

Joseph Edlow, director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), said on X: "I have directed a full-scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern."

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Date: November 28, 2025