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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday that it has suspended all asylum decisions after the shooting in Washington, DC, where an Afghan National is accused of shooting two members of the country, including one who died from his injuries.
USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow said asylum decisions will be suspended “until we can ensure that every alien is exposed and vetted to the highest standard.”
“The safety of the American people always comes first,” he wrote in X.
The joke comes amid a broad crackdown on immigration signed by President Donald Trump, who has vowed to stop immigration from “third world countries” and the acceptance of Reverse Biden-Erassetions.
The State Department immediately suspended Afghan passport visas following the country’s deadly attacks
National Guard members Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. (United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Edlow said Thursday that officials will be reissuing green cards issued to immigrants in all “countries of concern,” including Afghanistan. USCIS has also implemented new national security measures that must be observed when immigrants from “high-risk” countries.
“I directed a full-scale, re-examination of every green card for every alien in every country of concern,” he wrote.
ATF and U.S. Army officials look after two U.S. troopers were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, Wednesday, 2025. (Evan vucci / ap)
The Department of Homeland Security also said it had suspended all immigration applications from Afghanistan and was in the process of reviewing all existing cases approved under the bidan administration.
In addition, the State Department has revoked all visas for people traveling on Afghan passports in response to attacks on members of the national guard.
“The Ministry of Government has already suspended the issuance of visas to people traveling with Afghan passports,” the agency said. “The Department is taking all necessary measures to protect national security and public safety.”
National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who died after being shot Wednesday in the nation’s capital, while the second service member injured in the attack, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is in critical condition.
The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, faces multiple charges, including one count of first degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Department of Justice will pursue the death penalty for the suspect.
Who is the suspected DC National Guardsmen shooter? Knowing about Afghan National Rahmallah Lakanwal
Unauthorized file photo of Rahmallallah Lakanwal, the suspect in the shooting of two security forces in Washington, DC, November 26, 2025. (Provided by Department of Justice)
Lakanwal entered the US legally in 2021 under an amnesty as part of the operation of mobile receivers bids, following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
He was installed by the cia In Afghanistan for his work with the agency and also for his application for asylum in the US, a senior US official was told by FOX News that ‘every check should be checked’ on his background check.
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Lakanwal had his asylum application approved by the Trump Administration earlier this year.
A report released by the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General in June found “no systemic failure” in Afghanistan
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