Summary
President Donald Trump announced new immigration measures, halting migration from specific countries and reviewing green card holders due to national security concerns following a shooting incident. The plan involves reevaluating cases of immigrants from 19 countries, affecting 3.3 million green card holders who might face scrutiny under new guidelines.
Key Facts
- President Trump plans to stop migration from 19 countries named "Third World Countries."
- The changes come after a shooting in Washington, D.C., involving an Afghan immigrant.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will review green card holders from these 19 countries.
- The 19 countries include Afghanistan, Iran, Cuba, and others.
- The Trump administration is challenging policies from the Biden era related to migration and asylum.
- Approximately 3.3 million green card holders in the U.S. are from the targeted countries.
- The refugee admissions cap has been reduced to about 7,500 per year.
- USCIS is revisiting cases of 233,000 refugees admitted between 2021 and 2025.
