WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in Washington to intensify efforts to rein in legal immigration. The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting near the White House that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and critically wounded Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, both of the West Virginia National Guard, is facing charges including first-degree murder. Investigators are seeking to find a motive for the attack.

U.S. halts Afghan immigration processing indefinitely after a shooting near the White House raises security concerns.

The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said late on Wednesday it has stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals indefinitely, after two National…

Attacked National Guard members in critical condition as Trump halts processing Afghan immigration requests

Trump calls it a 'terror' attack, as US officials identified an Afghan national as the suspect, announcing visa curbs.

Trump said the suspected gunman is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in September 2021.

President Donald Trump rages at shooting of two Guardsmen in nation’s capital on eve of Thanksgiving

KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a US resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan…

Two National Guard members are shot near the White House. The suspect, identified as an Afghan national, is in custody.

The victims, who remain in a critical condition, have been named as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24.

Alleged shooter served in a CIA-backed 'hit-squad' before getting asylum in US under Trump administration

Authorities have launched a nationwide terrorism investigation into what Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for DC, called a “brazen and targeted” attack.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a National Guard member had died after being shot in an ambush by an Afghan national near the White House.

Trump initiates a review of immigrant visas following a National Guard shooting, targeting residents from 19 nations, including Afghanistan.

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died of her wounds and her fellow Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, was "fighting for his life," Trump said.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a National Guard member had died after being shot in an ambush by an Afghan national near the White House, an attack that…

Trump said the suspected gunman is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in September 2021.

Green card applications from 'countries of concern' will be reviewed after Afghan national named as shooting suspect.

The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was shot moments after the attack and was hospitalized in serious condition.

US president's announcement comes after two National Guard members were shot and an Afghan national was named a suspect.