FILE-Immigrants wait for their citizenship interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), district office in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
The Trump administration is ordering a full review of green cards issued to immigrants from all "countries of concern" amid the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 26.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow announced the move Thursday, posting on X, "At the direction of @POTUS, I have directed a full scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern."
Edlow added, "The protection of this country and of the American people remains paramount, and the American people will not bear the cost of the prior administration’s reckless resettlement policies. American safety is non negotiable."
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New details in D.C. ambush attack
A motive remains unclear after an ambush attack in Washington, D.C. that killed one National Guardsman and critically injured another. Mike Gould, a military reservist joined LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to talk about the latest on the investigation.
After the shooting, President Donald Trump on Wednesday night called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who had entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.
Edlow also said in a statement Wednesday that the USCIS would take additional steps to screen individuals from 19 "high-risk" countries "to the maximum degree possible."
Although Edlow didn’t name specific countries, the Associated Press noted that the move comes months after the Trump administration’s June proclamation that banned travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 countries and restricted access from seven others, referencing national security concerns.
National Guard members shooting incident
The backstory: Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C. Both were hospitalized in critical condition. President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that Beckstrom had died and said that Wolfe, is still "fighting for his life."
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Trump: National Guard member 'fighting for his life'
President Trump announced that National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died after she and another guardsman were shot in in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. Trump added that the second service member, Andrew Wolfe, is still "fighting for his life." FOX 5 DC's Stephanie Ramirez joins LiveNOW's Josh Breslow with the latest details of the shooting.
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Beckstrom and Wolfe were deployed with the West Virginia National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of Trump’s crime-fighting mission.
The suspect charged with the shooting is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who had worked in a special CIA-backed Afghan Army unit before emigrating from Afghanistan.
FOX 5 DC reported that the FBI is treating the shooting as a terrorism investigation due to Lakanwal's background. Meanwhile, the FBI and other federal agencies have executed search warrants and conducted interviews in Washington state, where Lakanwal lived.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that Lakanwal entered the U.S. in September 2021 during Operation Allies Welcome, a Biden administration initiative.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by FOX 5 DC and the Associated Press. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.