"The White House is moving quickly to tighten legal immigration reviews after last week's shooting of two National Guard members in the nation's capital. The shooting suspect, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, has been charged with first-degree murder. He was granted asylum this year after arriving in the U.S. through a Biden-era program that provided temporary legal status for those who assisted the U.S. military in Afghanistan."
"NPR's Ximena Bustillo tells Up First that she obtained a memo issued by the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services late last month that calls for a review of all refugees admitted into the country under the Biden administration. This action would essentially reopen their cases and may involve reinterviewing them, with the possibility that some could lose their status. Immigration advocates have described the recent changes to refugee reviews, visas and green cards as destabilizing for families already living in the U.S."
"Some U.S. lawmakers, both Democratic and Republican, say that President Trump's actions against a boat in the Caribbean Sea may constitute a war crime. The war crime claims come after The Washington Post reported on a strike in September that left two survivors clinging to the boat wreckage. According to the report, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly gave an order to kill everyone aboard alleged drug boats, leading to a second strike that killed those survivors."
The White House is tightening legal immigration reviews after last week's shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The suspect, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was charged with first-degree murder and had been granted asylum earlier this year through a Biden-era program for those who assisted U.S. forces in Afghanistan. A USCIS director memo calls for reviewing all refugees admitted under the Biden administration, potentially reopening cases, reinterviewing individuals, and risking loss of status. Immigration advocates say changes to refugee reviews, visas, and green cards are destabilizing families. Separately, lawmakers allege Trump's actions against a Caribbean boat may constitute a war crime following reporting of lethal strikes.
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