© news.abplive.comUS halts all decisions on asylum applications after Washington shooting
The United States has frozen all decisions on asylum applications, officials said on Friday, as President Donald Trump hardened his anti-migrant stance following the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House in Washington this week, AFP reported.
One of the soldiers, Sarah Beckstrom, died of her injuries on Thursday. The second person is being treated in hospital. The attack has ignited a fresh crackdown on foreign nationals in the country.
On Thursday, Trump said that he would “permanently pause migration from all third-world countries”.
On Wednesday, the US immigration authorities paused the processing of all immigration requests from Afghan citizens after a man, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the country from Afghanistan in 2021, was identified as the suspect in the shooting.