Afghanistan, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. plans to tighten green card rules for refugees from Afghanistan and 11 other travel-ban countries, potentially affecting thousands of applicants, the US media reports.
The U.S. government is planning changes to immigration policy that would make it harder for refugees from Afghanistan and 11 other countries to obtain green cards, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
The proposed policy targets citizens from the 12 countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban, including Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and others. It would impose additional scrutiny based on "country-specific factors" when evaluating refugee and immigration applications.
The documents suggest the mov...