Jimena Bustillo

Refugees are already required to apply for green cards.

But this new policy makes not having the green card a reason for deportation and states that refugees may be placed in detention while their applications are being reviewed.

Refugee resettlement groups estimate thousands could be affected, mostly those who entered under the Biden administration.

Last year, the Trump administration cut off key funding to organizations that assist refugees, including with services that help with green card applications.

Jimena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.

Speaker Mike Johnson is working with a razor-thin majority, and some Republicans have pushed back on the Senate's demands.

Lawmakers could also move quickly to schedule additional hearings.

There are already two scheduled where we will see the leadership of ICE and Border Patrol come in and testify before lawmakers the week that this DHS funding bill is on track to expire.

An immigrant visa is a specific category of visa given to people who want to permanently live in the U.S.

The State Department's pause comes after the agency promoted a record number of revocations.

In 2025, they revoked more than 100,000 visas.

The four leading causes for these revocations were overstays, DUIs, assault, and theft.

This new step of pausing visa processing also comes as other parts of the administration have completely halted immigration processes for those on a list of countries with travel restrictions to the U.S.

The move generally further limits legal avenues of travel into the country as the Trump administration increases scrutiny for those who are here without or with legal status.

Ximena Bustillo, NPR News.

According to DHS, U.S.

Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon when the shooting occurred.

The agency said the passengers of the vehicle and target for the operation was suspected to be a Venezuelan immigrant in the U.S.

illegally.

They also said the Border Patrol agent feared for his life and fired a, quote, defensive shot and the vehicle fled from the scene.