India, Nov. 28 -- The Trump administration has announced a "rigorous" re-examination of all Green Cards issued to immigrants from 19 "countries of concern", following the shooting of two National Guard service members in Washington, DC, by an Afghan national earlier this week.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow said President Donald Trump had directed a full-scale review of Green Cards issued to immigrants from these nations, noting the safety of Americans remains the administration's top priority.

"The American people will not bear the cost of the prior administration's reckless resettlement policies," Edlow said in a post on X, adding that the new policy guidance applies immediately to all pending an...