In the US, they have stopped granting asylum and are tightening immigration measures. The reason is the recent shooting near the White House, which is being investigated as a terrorist attack.
On Friday, the administration of US President Donald Trump suspended the granting of asylum to all foreigners. She took this step two days after the shooting near the White House, after which a member of the National Guard was killed and her colleague remains hospitalized in a critical condition, TASR reports, according to reports from DPA, AP and the BBC.
“USCIS has suspended all asylum decisions until we can ensure that all aliens are screened and vetted to the maximum extent possible,” USCIS Chief Joseph Edlow announced.
On Saturday, the investigators continued to search for the motive of the attack. The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting is 29-year-old Afghan immigrant Ramhánullah Lakanwál. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the incident as a terrorist attack. The Office of the US Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, reported that Lakanwál also faces charges of first degree murder, possession of a firearm during a violent crime and armed assault with intent to kill.
They tighten the rules
Acquaintances of the detained male suspect say he served in an Afghan army unit supported by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before immigrating to the United States in September 2021. Federal prosecutors said the suspect entered the United States as part of a program called Operation Allies Welcome, which was implemented by the administration of former President Joe Biden, NBC News reports. The goal of the program was to help Afghans who cooperated with the Americans after the Taliban militant movement came to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
The Trump administration announced a tightening of legal immigration rules after the attack. He plans to suspend the entry of people from some third countries and review the vetting of Afghans and other legal migrants already in the US. These measures are an extension of steps that were already in place.
