The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications, including requests for green cards, for people from 19 countries it deems high-risk.

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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 immigra

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