"In the immediate aftermath of last week's shooting, the Trump administration paused all asylum decisions, suspended all immigration applications from Afghan nationals, and launched a "full scale" review of every green card holder from 19 "high-risk" nations. On Tuesday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services paused all immigration applications from those 19 countries. Trump is considering expanding the travel ban to upwards of 30 countries."
"End asylum and refugee claims: After the Washington shooting, many on the right say they have lost faith in the government's screening systems and want refugee and asylum admissions shut down entirely. U.S. law and international treaties require the government to process such claims. Immigration moratorium: Other MAGA voices want to go further: "We need a full moratorium on all legal immigration until the 20 million illegals in the U.S. are deported," GOP Kentucky Senate candidate Nate Morris said in September."
Pent-up frustrations over America's changing demographics and recent violent incidents are pushing MAGA positions into mainstream Republican immigration policy. The administration paused asylum decisions, suspended immigration applications from Afghan nationals, and launched a full-scale review of green card holders from 19 labeled "high-risk" nations, with USCIS pausing applications from those countries and consideration of expanding a travel ban to roughly 30 countries. MAGA influencers and candidates advocate ending asylum and refugee admissions, imposing a moratorium on legal immigration until mass deportations occur, pausing most visas, and rescinding Temporary Protected Status for groups such as Haitian nationals.
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