US suspends all asylum applications
29 November 21:15
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has suspended all asylum applications after the death of a National Guard officer in a shooting in Washington, D.C., which is suspected to have been committed by a migrant from Afghanistan. USCIS Chief Joseph Edlow announced the decision on Saturday, November 29, on his page on the social network X, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
“The USCIS has suspended adjudication of all asylum applications until we have provided the maximum possible vetting and screening of each foreigner,” Edlow wrote.
A few minutes later, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also announced the suspension of visas for “all individuals traveling with Afghan passports.”
Trump: I will permanently stop migration from “third world countries”
The day before, US President Donald Trump wrote in one of his Thanksgiving posts on Truth Social that the country’s migration policy has “worsened the living conditions of many” Americans, which is why he will “permanently suspend migration from all third world countries.”
The head of state also announced his intention to expel “anyone who is not a net asset to the United States and is not capable of loving our country,” as well as to revoke the citizenship of migrants “who undermine the internal order” and deport those who have become “a burden to society, a security threat, or incompatible with Western civilization.”
A few hours earlier, Edlow said that on Trump’s instructions, he had ordered “a full-scale and thorough re-examination of the green cards of every migrant from all countries of concern.” The US authorities include 19 countries on this list, including Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, and Somalia.
