"US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration would maintain a pause on asylum decisions "for a long time." "We don't want those people," Trump said. "You know why we don't want them? Because many have been no good, and they shouldn't be in our country." The president said there was "no time limit" for the pause. The decision followed the shooting near the White House on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of a 20-year-old National Guard member and left another critically wounded."
""I will say we believe he was radicalized since he's been here in this country," Noem said on NBC's "Meet the Press." Noem said authorities are seeking more information from his relatives and associates. After the shooting, the administration said there was insufficient vetting of Afghans and other foreign nationals under former President Joe Biden. However, the suspect was reportedly granted asylum in April 2025. He was a former member of a CIA-backed Afghan "partner force" unit fighting the Taliban."
President Donald Trump announced a pause on asylum decisions "for a long time" and said there is "no time limit" for the suspension, adding "We don't want those people" because many have been "no good." The announcement followed a shooting near the White House that killed a 20-year-old National Guard member and critically wounded another. The suspect is a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021, faces a first-degree murder charge, and is believed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to have been radicalized since arriving. Reports say the suspect was granted asylum in April 2025, had served in a CIA-backed Afghan partner unit, and lived in Bellingham, Washington with his wife and five children.
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