Web Desk: After an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members near White House. US President Donald Trump intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for “a long time”. Two National Guard members were shot and one of them were killed.
According to Donald Trump he has no time limit in his mind. He did not specify how long the pause would last when asked about it. The pause in asylum is linked to a list of 19 countries that were already facing US travel restrictions.
“We don’t want those people,” Trump stated. “You know why we don’t want them? Because many have been no good, and they shouldn’t be in our country.”
The pause was issued by Trump administration after the shooting in Washington on November 26 took place which left Sarah Beckstrom dead and one more guard critically wounded.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year old Afghan National, has been arrested in connection with the incident. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
Lakanwal had been a part of the “partner force” which was a CIA-backed force fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. He was able to enter into United States as part of a resettlement program.
This was after the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Lakanwal had been granted asylum in April 2025, under the Trump administration, but officials have blamed what they called lax vetting by the government of Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, for his admission to US soil during the Afghan airlift.
Trump wrote after the shooting that he planned to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the US system to fully recover.”
Asked which nationalities would be affected, the Department of Homeland Security pointed AFP to a list of 19 countries — including Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Iran and Myanmar — which since June have all faced travel restrictions to the United States.
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