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A sweeping security crackdown unfolds as the Trump administration suspends all visas for Afghan passport holders following a deadly shooting near the White House that killed a National Guard member. The State Department cites urgent national-security concerns while asylum decisions nationwide are halted. Trump labels the attack an act of terror and threatens broader migration freezes, as USCIS launches a sweeping review of green cards from nineteen countries. UN officials urge Washington to uphold asylum obligations amid growing uncertainty.     #Trump #AfghanVisas #ImmigrationCrackdown #NationalSecurity #DCAttack #BreakingNews #USCIS #AsylumFreeze #Rubio #WhiteHouseShooting #VisaSuspension #USPolitics #TerrorLabel #MigrationPolicy #ThirdWorldBanThreat #UNAppeal #SecurityReview #GreenCards #TrumpAdministration #PolicyShift #SafetyFirst #ExecutiveAction #GlobalReactions #ImmigrationNews #NationalGuard #PublicSafety #PoliticalDrama #USNews #BorderPolicy #CrisisUpdate  Also Read  Judge Advances Contempt Inquiry into US Administration's Actions with Venezuelan Migrants Sent to El Salvador Prison :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/judge-proceeds-with-contempt-probe-us-migrants-el-salvador-prison-011-7921571.html?ref=DMDesc  Stuart Levenbach Nominated by President Trump to Lead Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Amid Concerns :: https://www.oneindia.com/world-news/stuart-levenbach-nomination-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-011-7921563.html?ref=DMDesc  US-Saudi Arabia Relations Strengthened as Trump Hosts Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House :: https://www.oneindia.com/world-news/us-saudi-arabia-relations-trump-bin-salman-visit-011-7920553.html?ref=DMDesc

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00:00As you may know, DHS has confirmed that the suspect is an Afghan national

00:04flown here by the previous administration.

00:08We have full control over the people that enter and remain in our country.

00:15For the most part, we don't want them.

00:25The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is intensifying.

00:29After the U.S. State Department announced it is immediately pausing visas for anyone traveling

00:35on Afghan passports, citing urgent concerns over national security and public safety.

00:41In a statement posted to X, the State Department said it had immediately paused visa issuance

00:48for individuals traveling on Afghan passports, adding that officials are taking, quote,

00:54all necessary steps to protect U.S. national security and public safety.

00:59The announcement came Friday, as U.S. immigration authorities separately confirmed

01:05that all asylum decisions are being halted for the foreseeable future.

01:10Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on acts that visa issuance for Afghan passport holders

01:16has been fully suspended, calling protection of the American people the administration's

01:22top priority.

01:23The sweeping move followed a deadly attack near the White House on Wednesday, when 20-year-old

01:29National Guard member Sarah Backstrom was killed and fellow soldier Andrew Wolfe critically

01:35wounded.

01:36Authorities have named Romana Ullah Lakan Wall, an Afghan national, as the primary suspect.

01:43Officials say he allegedly ambushed the soldiers in an unprovoked shooting as they patrolled near

01:49the executive complex.

01:53The decision followed the president's escalating response to the shooting after authorities identified

01:59the gunman as an Afghan national.

02:02President Donald Trump, whose administration has already moved to sharply tightened migration

02:07rules, called the killing an act of terror and described Afghanistan as a hellhole.

02:12We have no greater national security priority than ensuring that we have full control over

02:18the people that enter and remain in our country.

02:24For the most part, we don't want them.

02:26As you may know, DHS has confirmed that the suspect is an Afghan national, flown here by the

02:32previous administration, who was such a bad administration.

02:37On Thursday, the president said he would permanently pause migration from all third-world countries,

02:44arguing that the U.S. immigration system needs time to, in his words, fully recover.

02:51In a Thanksgiving night social media post, Trump vowed to remove what he called millions of Biden

02:57illegal admissions and expel anyone he considers not a net asset to the United States.

03:04The administration also announced that it will re-examine green cards previously issued to immigrants

03:11from 19 countries labeled as countries of concern.

03:15USCIS director Joseph Edlow said the president has ordered a full-scale, rigorous re-examination

03:23of every permanent residency document issued to nationals from those regions.

03:27In addition, USCIS has suspended all immigration requests from Afghan nationals indefinitely, deepening

03:36uncertainty for thousands who were awaiting processing.

03:39The United Nations reacted today, urging Washington to continue honoring its obligations to asylum seekers

03:47and ensure due process, regardless of nationality.

03:51UN agencies warned that blanket restrictions risk endangering those fleeing violence and persecution,

03:58calling on the U.S. to keep life-saving pathways open.

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