Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Following last week's shooting of two National Guard members in Washington by a suspect who is an Afghan national, the Trump administration has announced a series of measures aimed at tightening entry and residency rules for certain foreigners.
The administration said it is pausing asylum decisions, reviewing green card applications from people from "countries of concern," and halting visas for Afghans who assisted the U.S. war effort.
A memo obtained by The Associated Press revealed that, even before the shooting, the administration planned to review the cases of all refugees admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration.
Refugee advocates and Afghan support groups have criticized the moves as collective punishme...