WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥斅燭he Trump administration announced Friday it is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C.
The director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, said in a post on the social platform X that this will be paused 鈥渦ntil we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible.鈥�
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were hospitalized in critical condition after the聽聽near the White House. Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died.
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