The United States is freezing all asylum decisions, officials said Friday (November 28, 2025), as President Donald Trump hardens his anti-migrant stance after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members this week in Washington.
Wednesday's (November 26, 2025) attack on the soldiers — one of whom died from her injuries — has ignited a fresh crackdown on foreigners in the United States, with Mr. Trump also pledging to suspend migration from "third world countries."
Joseph Edlow, director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), said his agency has "halted all asylum decisions until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible."
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That followed Mr. Trump's announcement late Thursday (November 27, 2025) of plans to "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover."
