Washington terror attack aftermath: Trump launches investigation of green-card holders from 19 countries

Washington (The Uttam Hindu): Following the attack on National Guard troops by an Afghan national in Washington, DC, the Trump administration is preparing to take strict action. In this context, the government has decided to launch a comprehensive scrutiny of the documents of green card holders from 19 countries. This move has raised concerns among green card holders.

Trump's major decision after the terrorist attack in Washington: Green card holders from these 19 countries will be investigated : The accused arrested in Thursday's attack was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal. He had arrived in the US from Afghanistan in 2021 and had worked with the CIA there. He was brought to the US under the Biden administration's resettlement plan after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. President Trump called the attack a terrorist incident and reacted sharply. Soon after the attack, USCIS announced that all immigration applications of Afghan citizens have been put on hold indefinitely.

USCIS Director Joseph B. Aldo said in a social media post that, in accordance with the president's directive, green card holders arriving from 19 countries will be subject to stricter scrutiny. He wrote that American security is paramount and that citizens should not pay the price for the previous administration's weak policies.

The countries whose green card documents have come under scrutiny include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. President Trump addressed the nation after the attack, calling it an act motivated by hate and terror. He said the suspect was brought to the US from Afghanistan and blamed the former Biden administration for allowing it.