Trump freezes immigration from Afghanistan in wake of D.C. shooting, impacting local Afghan refugees

The greater Sacramento area is home to one of the nation's largest Afghan refugee communities, now impacted by the freeze on immigration from Afghanistan.

In Thanksgiving Message, Trump Rants Against Immigration, Announces ‘Permanent Pause’ From ‘Third World Countries’

The President announced that his Administration would “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” as well as move to remove migrants—including citizens—who aren’t “a net asset” to the U.

U.S. immigration agency launches re-examination of green card holders from 19 countries 'of concern'

The announcement comes a day after an attack on National Guard troops near the White House. Authorities have identified the suspect as an Afghan national.
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