The administration of US President Donald Trump announced that it has suspended all immigration applications, including green card and citizenship requests, from migrants originating from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.
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The suspension applies to nationals of 19 countries already subject to a partial travel ban announced in June, imposing additional immigration restrictions—a key focus of Trump’s political agenda. The list includes Afghanistan and Somalia.
According to the official memorandum outlining the new policy, the decision followed an attack last week on two National Guard members in Washington, in which an Afghan suspect was arrested. One guard was killed and the other seriously injured. Trump also escalated rhetoric against Somalis in recent days, stating, “We do not want them in our country.”
Since returning to office last December, Trump has prioritized strict immigration enforcement, deploying federal agents to major US cities to track migrants and refusing asylum seekers at the Mexican border.
The Wednesday memorandum lists the targeted countries as: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, all of which are under the strictest restrictions announced in June, including complete entry bans with limited exceptions.
Other countries subject to partial restrictions since June include Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
The new policy requires that all applications from these countries undergo “enhanced vetting,” including possible interviews or re-interviews, to fully assess any threats to national security and public safety.
The memorandum cited several recent crimes allegedly committed by migrants, including the attack on the National Guard, as part of the justification for the policy.
Reuters
