"The solitary Afghan man who allegedly shot two members of the West Virginia National Guard near the White House last week, killing a 20-year-old woman and critically wounding a 24-year-old man, gave the president exactly the pretext he needed to crush the hopes of desperate people here and around the world. Trump started with Afghans, canceling all U.S. visas issued to Afghans abroad and barring visa holders from entering the country, including men and women who aided the 20-year American war effort in Afghanistan."
"He halted asylum hearings in the U.S. for all migrants; announced that green cards issued to migrants from 19 countries, including Afghanistan, would be reviewed; and promised to examine every asylum case approved under the previous administration. He wrote that any foreign-born resident of the U.S. found to be "incapable of loving our Country" or "non-compatible with Western Civilization" would be deported."
"This broad assault against the right of refuge is being staged on a heap of lies. Trump suggested that he would never have allowed the alleged gunman-who had served in a CIA-trained unit during the war-and others like him into the country; in fact Trump criticized President Joe Biden for leaving Afghan allies behind after the fall of Kabul in 2021, and the alleged gunman was granted U.S. asylum in April, under Trump."
An alleged Afghan attacker near the White House became the pretext for immediate, sweeping restrictions on migration and refuge. The administration canceled U.S. visas issued to Afghans abroad, barred visa holders who aided the American war effort, halted all U.S. asylum hearings, and announced reviews of green cards issued to migrants from 19 countries. It pledged to reassess every prior asylum approval and threatened deportation of foreign-born residents deemed "incapable of loving our Country" or "non-compatible with Western Civilization." Many claims underpinning the measures were inaccurate, including assertions about vetting and who was allowed entry.
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