The Trump administration has announced plans to re-examine green card holders from 19 nations as part of a broader immigration review, raising global concern and debate.
The head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, said the president had directed him to conduct “a full-scale, rigorous re-examination of every green card for every alien from every country of concern.”
When asked by the Uncovered Ug news reporters which countries were on the list, the agency pointed to a June proclamation by the White House that included Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Somalia, and Venezuela.
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The announcement comes in the wake of an Afghan national allegedly shooting two National Guard troops in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, gravely injuring them both.
The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, came to the US in 2021 under a program that offered special immigration protections to Afghans in the wake of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. President Donald Trump said the shooting underlined a major national security threat.
Edlow’s social media post on Thursday about the sweeping green card review did not explicitly mention that attack.
“The protection of this country and of the American people remains paramount, and the American people will not bear the cost of the prior administration’s reckless resettlement policies,” said Edlow.
In conclusion, the June proclamation his agency highlighted to the Uncovered Ug team set out an aim to restrict foreign nationals from entering the US to protect from “foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats.”
written by @enock katamba
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