WASHINGTON DC (LOOTPRESS) – The director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that, following instructions from President Donald Trump, the agency is conducting a new review of all green cards issued to individuals from certain “countries of concern.”
When pressed for specifics — including which nations fall under that designation — USCIS referred CNN to the 19 countries identified in a presidential proclamation released in June. Those nations are: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
Additional context: Trump acted swiftly last night, citing the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, as grounds for intensifying immigration restrictions. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to CNN that it is now reassessing all asylum approvals issued under the Biden administration.
The suspect in the DC shooting arrived in the United States in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome after aiding the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. He was granted asylum in April of this year. According to a U.S. official, he passed all background checks required both prior to his work with the government and again before entering the country.
