The Trump administration on Thursday ordered a review of all Green Card holders from 19 countries following Wednesday’s deadly attack on National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
The alleged shooter, a 29-year-old Afghan national, had previously worked alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan and was granted asylum earlier this year, AfghanEvac, an organisation assisting resettled Afghans, said. He does not yet hold permanent residency.
Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), announced on X that he had “directed a full-scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern.”
The move follows a June executive order from President Trump identifying 19 countries as “of concern.” Nationals of 12 countries - Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen - face full travel restrictions. Seven others - Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela - are subject to partial restrictions, allowing some temporary work visas.
U.S. authorities said the review is part of heightened security measures in response to the attack.
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