Immigration applications from 19 non‑European countries, including green card and citizenship requests, were paused Tuesday by the Trump administration, which pointed to national security and public safety risks.

The pause applies to people from 19 countries that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June, placing further restrictions on immigration – a core feature of U.S. President Donald Trump’s political platform.

The list of countries includes Afghanistan and Somalia.

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The official memorandum outlining the new policy cites the attack on U.S. National Guard members in Washington last week in which an Afghan man has been arrested as a suspect. One member of the National Guard was killed and another was critically wounded in the shooting.

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