What Trump's immigration freeze means
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Key Points:
- In late November, US President Donald Trump indefinitely suspended all asylum procedures and imposed further immigration restrictions on nationals from 19 countries, including entry bans and halting green card and naturalization processes.
- The crackdown was triggered by a November 26 attack on two National Guard soldiers in Washington by a 29-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, who was arrested and charged with murder; however, the suspect was granted asylum under Trump earlier this year.
- The affected countries span Asia, Latin America, and Africa, and are considered "high-risk" due to insufficient security information and poor cooperation on deportations, leading to broad suspensions impacting green card holders, asylum seekers, and work permit holders.
- These restrictions have severe humanitarian consequences, blocking
