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The Trump administration has halted the processing of immigration requests from Afghans, and D.C. police will accompany National Guard members patrolling the city.
One National Guard member died and another is in critical condition after the attack near the White House on the eve of Thanksgiving. The suspect is a 29-year-old Afghan man.
The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.
A deadly shooting involving two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., earlier this week rattled officials across the nation, and has spurred an increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital and an intensification of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of Summersville, West Virginia, had volunteered to work on Thanksgiving so that her colleagues with families could spend the holiday
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in an ambush-style attack in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, officials said. One of the victims, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died, President Trump said Thursday night.
State Department "immediately" pauses Afghan visa issuance after deadly National Guard attack in Washington D.C.
Two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday near the White House have died, the state’s governor said.