Michael Barbaro

And in this case, he figured it out.

And suddenly all of these dramas are colliding.

The war in Afghanistan, which Trump loathed as a forever war, and his use of National Guard across American cities.

It's all colliding, and it's a very strange moment.

We'll be right back.

So, Hamid, describe what happens to the immigration system in the days since this shooting and how the Trump administration has explained those actions.

This individual is in this country for one reason and one reason alone, the failure to vet in any way, shape or form.

This individual and countless others

Does the White House point to anything specific as they're critiquing the vetting process?

Because of course, as you told us a little bit earlier in this conversation, it's the Trump administration that grants that final asylum.

Understood.

So let's now turn to the crackdown that Trump has undertaken to the immigration system over the past few days and really understand the details of it.

All that's just being shut down.

Temporarily, perhaps, but shut down.

No matter which country the asylum seeker's from.

So suddenly we're now talking about a pause, not just in those seeking asylum from Afghanistan, but potentially thousands or tens of thousands of people seeking asylum from any country in the world.

In a sense, this is a retrospective look back at those who have, in some cases, already been granted their green cards.

They're basically saying, the old system is suspect, so we will kind of reopen your green card.

Wow.

And not just from what you said, Afghans, but really anyone seeking asylum or a green card in a very real sense.