US to Review Immigration Policies for 19 Countries

The US will reassess green cards for citizens from 19 countries following a shooting involving an Afghan gunman, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who shot two National Guard members in Washington, DC. Immigration from Afghanistan has been indefinitely suspended, as directed by President Trump. Lakanwal, who came to the US under a program for those aiding US troops, has been detained, with one victim dead and another critically injured. Trump criticized the Biden administration’s resettlement policies, linking them to the incident.

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