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Afghans say last path to safety shuts as US halts visas after DC shooting
Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a U.S. resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan immigration cases following a shooting near...

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US halts visas for Afghan passport holders after DC shooting near White House
An Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA named as suspect in DC National Guard shooting. Here’s what we know
November 28, 2025 - National Guard shooting
One National Guard member has died as a sprawling federal investigation is underway after yesterday’s “ambush-style” shooting in Washington, DC.

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US National Guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder
‘An American Hero’: Trump Administration Leads Tributes for Slain National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom
Two National Guard members were tasked with serving the nation. One is dead as the other fights for his life after shooting
“She volunteered, as did many of those guardsmen and women, so other people could be home with their families, yet now their families are in hospital rooms with them while they are fighting for their ...

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National Guard Soldier Dies After Being Shot in Washington
Who Was Sarah Beckstrom? The 20-Year-Old National Guard Killed In White House Shooting

Recent Afghan Arrivals Fear Their Futures in the U.S. Are Now in Jeopardy

Many are anxious after the Trump administration vowed to undertake sweeping reviews of immigrants after the shooting of two National Guard troops.

Afghan national accused of shooting 2 National Guardsmen in DC entered US under Biden-era program

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, arrived in the US through Operation Allies Welcome, the botched 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal plan that allowed roughly 90,000 Afghans to obtain Special Immigration Visas

Trump pushes for more restrictions on Afghan refugees. Experts say many are already in place

The Trump administration is promising a stricter anti-immigration agenda after an Afghan national was charged in the shooting of two National Guard members
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US halts Afghan immigration requests after attack near White House

USCIS halts Afghan-related immigration processing as authorities probe a Washington shooting involving an Afghan asylum recipient.

Shooting Suspect Is Afghan Man Who Lived in Washington State, Official Says

Officials said the man had driven across the country to carry out the attack, which left two National Guard troops critically hurt.

Trump criticizes the program that brought Afghan refugees to the US who fought the Taliban

The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington is one of about 76,000 Afghans brought to the U.S. after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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