National Guard Shooting & Immigration, Venezuela Latest, Ukraine Negotiations
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The White House is tightening legal immigration pathways after last week's shooting of two National Guard members.
Because the suspect was Afghan, the administration is now pausing all asylum decisions. How else is it limiting legal immigration?
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The White House is moving fast to tighten legal immigration reviews after last week's shooting of two National Guard members here in Washington.
The suspect is Afghan National Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who's been charged with first-degree murder. He was granted asylum earlier this year after coming to the U.S. under a Biden-era program that facilitated temporary legal status for people who worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
NPR's Ximena Bustillo covers immigration policy for us and joins me now. Good morning. Good morning. What are the changes the administration announced after the shooting?
We're going to be talking about a few different types of immigration processes. First, the administration paused all asylum decisions and also visa reviews for people from Afghanistan. An order from the State Department also pauses the Special Immigrant Visa for Afghans, which is a specific program for those who helped the U.S. military and its allies. To be clear, the suspect was not on that visa, but like you mentioned, had been granted asylum earlier this year under the Trump administration. Second, Joseph Edlow, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said anyone who applies for a green card from one of 19 countries on a list will face heightened scrutiny, and that list includes Afghanistan.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:22
2
What recent event prompted the White House to tighten immigration policies?
6:22–7:56
3
How is the U.S. responding to drug trafficking in the Caribbean?
7:56–12:26
4
What are the implications of the shooting of National Guard members for asylum seekers?
12:26–14:34
5
What changes are being made to visa reviews for Afghan nationals?
14:34–14:35
Speakers
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