The Trump (R) Administration on Friday, Directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Officers to Pause All Asylum Decisions, in the wake of the Shooting of Two National Guard Soldiers in Washington, D.C., according to an Internal Directive. The move is the Administration's latest Effort to Tighten the U.S. Immigration system after Wednesday's Attack.
It was carried out by an Afghan Man, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came in under Biden's (D) "Operation Allies Welcome", a Program launched in August 2021, as the U.S. Scrambled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban rolled back into Power. He was Granted Asylum by Trump's Immigration Officials in April 2025.
Asylum Officers at USCIS, a Branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), were instructed to Refrain from Approving, Denying, or Closing, Asylum Applications Received by the Agency. On Thursday, the Trump Administration said it would Start a Review of All Asylum Approvals. The Guidance said Officers could continue Asylum Application Interviews and Review Cases up to the point of making a Decision. "Once you've reached decision entry, stop and hold," the Directive said.
Following Wednesday's Shooting and the death of the Female Officer, the Trump Administration has unveiled a Series of Immigration Measures it Argues will Bolster the Government's Ability to Mitigate the Chances of similar Attacks. Officials 1st announced an Indefinite Pause on the Processing of All Legal Immigration Applications, ranging from Citizenship and Green Cards, to Requests for Work Permits and Asylum, filed by Applicants from Afghanistan.
Joseph Edlow (I), the USCIS Director, then Announced He had Ordered, at Trump's Direction, a "full scale, rigorous reexamination" of Green Card Cases involving Nationals affected by a Presidential Proclamation that Fully or Partially Suspended Travel and Immigration from 19 Countries. That List, released in June and which the White House referred to as a "Travel Ban," includes Afghanistan and other countries in Asia and the Middle East, such as Iran, as well as African Nations, including Somalia and Sudan. Trump's Order also applies to Nationals of Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela.
USCIS Published a Policy Thursday that allows Adjudicators to cite concerns about the Inability to Properly Vet and Identify Green Card Applicants from the Group of 19 Countries as a Potential Reason to Deny their Cases.
"Certain countries including but not limited to: Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, and Venezuela, Lack a Competent or Central Authority for Issuing Passports and Civil Documents among other Concerns, which directly relates to USCIS' Ability to meaningfully Assess Eligibility for Benefit Requests including Identity, and therefore whether an Alien Warrants a Favorable Exercise of Discretion," USCIS said in its Guidance.
Late Thursday, Trump Vowed to "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries," writing on Truth Social that His Administration would Revoke the Citizenship of those it deems "Undermine Domestic Tranquility" and Deport any Foreigner "who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization."
The White House has Not yet Clarified Publicly what Actions would be taken to Execute the President's Announcement.
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