Trump freezes Afghan visas after DC shooting — as he quietly eyes land strikes in Venezuela
The Trump administration is taking an even firmer stance on immigration in the wake of a fatal shooting near the White House Wednesday, which took the life of one National...
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The Trump administration is taking an even firmer stance on immigration in the wake of a fatal shooting near the White House Wednesday, which took the life of one National Guard member and injured another. Additionally, the White House signaled it may ramp up its operations targeting alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean following months of strikes against vessels accused of trafficking drugs into the U.S. Here’s what happened this week. The Trump administration is moving to impose more limitations on migrants attempting to enter the U.S., after an Afghan national was identified as the suspect in Wednesday’s deadly shooting. The Department of State has paused all U.S. visas for individuals traveling on Afghan passports, the State Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted to X Friday. Law enforcement officials identified the shooting suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who entered the U.S. legally in 2021 under the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome program, which aimed to facilitate resettling Afghan refugees in the U.S. VANCE’S PAST WARNINGS REIGNITE AFTER AFGHAN NATIONAL NAMED AS SUSPECT IN DC GUARD SHOOTING U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died Thursday due to injuries stemming from Wednesday’s shooting. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remains in critical condition as of Friday, per U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. As a result of the shooting, Trump said in a social media post Thursday that he would permanently pause migration from "all Third World Countries." LIBERAL COMMENTATORS BLAME TRUMP FOR NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTING Likewise, the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, said Thursday that in accordance with orders from Trump, he has "directed a full scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern." The White House did not provide additional information regarding which countries would be impacted, and referred Fox News Di…