"The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications, including requests for green cards, for people from 19 countries it deems high-risk. Tuesday's announcement is part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members. The changes were outlined in a policy memo posted on the website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency tasked with processing and approving all requests for immigration benefits."
"The 19 nations are: Cuba Haiti Venezuela Sierra Leone Togo Equatorial Guinea Republic of Congo Burundi Libya Chad Sudan Eritrea Somalia Yemen Iran Turkmenistan Afghanistan Myanmar Laos The pause puts on hold a wide range of immigration-related decisions such as green card applications or naturalizations for immigrants from those countries. It's up to the agency's director, Joseph Edlow, on when to lift the pause, the memo said."
The Trump administration paused all immigration applications, including green card requests and naturalizations, for nationals of 19 countries designated high-risk. The pause was announced in a policy memo posted on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website and affects a wide range of immigration-related decisions. The listed countries include Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Sierra Leone, Togo, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo, Burundi, Libya, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, Yemen, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Laos. USCIS director Joseph Edlow will determine when to lift the pause. The action follows June measures that restricted travel and access from other countries due to national security concerns.
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