New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his administration's indefinite halt on asylum decisions, saying the pause carries "no time limit" and could stretch for "a long time," as the White House intensifies its response to last week's shooting of National Guard members in Washington, DC.

The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal-an Afghan national who arrived in the US in 2021 and received asylum under the current administration earlier this year-has become a central figure in Donald Trump's renewed crackdown on immigration.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump made clear that the freeze on asylum processing would remain in place indefinitely.

"We don't want those people. We have enough problems," he said...