{"id":301358,"date":"2025-12-03T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-trump-halting-immigration-applications-from-19-countries\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:00:04","slug":"why-is-trump-halting-immigration-applications-from-19-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-trump-halting-immigration-applications-from-19-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Trump halting immigration applications from 19 countries?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/225T9QBYljo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Trump halting immigration applications from 19 countries?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/225T9QBYljo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has intensified his anti-immigration stance, pausing all immigration applications from 19 countries. 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