USCIS halts 'all asylum decisions' after DC shooting of National Guard members

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday that it has halted all asylum decisions following the shooting in Washington, D.C., in which an Afghan national was accused of shooting two National Guard members, including one who died from her injuries.USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow said the asylum decisions would be suspended "until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible.""The safety of the American people always comes first," he wrote on X.The pause comes amid a broader immigration crackdown signaled by President Donald