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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Washington, December 3 (Xinhua) — The Trump administration has suspended immigration applications, including for green cards and citizenship, from natives of 19 countries that were subject to entry restrictions to the United States earlier this year, American media reported on Tuesday.
On Monday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ordered employees to "pause final review of all cases" involving citizens of 19 countries subject to restrictions. This was reported by CBS News, citing an internal agency memo. The memo notes that the suspension is a "temporary measure" while the administration develops new rules for vetting immigrants.
The New York Times writes that the list of 19 countries includes some of the world's poorest and most unstable states.
As a reminder, two US National Guard soldiers were attacked in Washington last week. The suspect is a 29-year-old Afghan national who received asylum in April.
D. Trump later wrote on social media that the United States would “permanently stop” immigration from all “third world countries,” and the State Department announced it would suspend visas for holders of Afghan passports.
In June, the White House completely restricted entry for citizens of 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
The US administration has also partially restricted entry for citizens of seven countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. –0–
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