Afghan asylum holders fear targeting after National Guard shooting triggers nationwide case review

The Trump administration halted all asylum decisions and suspended Afghan immigration processing after Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national who worked with the CIA and was granted asylum under Trump — allegedly shot and killed one National Guard member and wounded another near the White House on Thanksgiving Eve. The administration ordered a review of green card cases from 19 countries and indefinitely suspended Afghan immigration requests, affecting tens of thousands of legal Afghan residents awaiting status.