The director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said Thursday that, following President Donald Trump’s directive, he has ordered a review of all green cards issued to people from countries described as “of concern.”
When pressed to clarify which countries fall into the “of concern” category, USCIS referred CNN to the 19 countries identified in a June presidential proclamation.
Trump moved quickly last night to cite the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, as justification for tightening immigration measures.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told CNN today that it is reviewing all asylum cases approved during the Biden administration.
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According to officials, the suspect in the shooting entered the United States in 2021 under Operation Allied Welcome after helping the United States in Afghanistan, and was granted asylum last April.
A US official told CNN that the suspect was “clean at all checks” before working with the government and again before entering the country.
See the list below:
Afghanistan Burma Chad Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Iran Libya Somalia Sudan Yemen Burundi Cuba Laos Sierra Leone Togo Turkmenistan Venezuela
(CNN)
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