39 h. ago Afghans live in fear of ICE in wake of Washington National Guard attack

Many detained had requested asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border in the last two years

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44 h. ago ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say

Immigration lawyers and authorities say arrests of Afghans are on the rise following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The suspect in the attack is an Afghan national

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4 d. ago National guard member wounded in DC attack is ‘slowly healing’, says West Virginia governor

Andrew Wolfe was shot in the head on 26 November, while Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuriesThe West Virginia national guard soldier who was wounded in the 26 November shooting that killed a colleague of his in Washington DC is “slowly healing”, according to West Virginia’s governor.Andrew Wolfe, 24, was shot alongside fellow West Virginia national guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, while they patrolled the US capital as part of the Trump administration’s push to deploy military members on to the city’s streets. Beckstrom died of her injuries the day after she was shot while Wolfe was hospitalized in critical condition. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Suspected DC National Guard shooter may have carried out attack after being blackmailed by Taliban, bombshell report claims

Officials are reportedly probing whether the National Guard shooting suspect was among Afghans who have faced retribution for previously collaborating with U.S. forces in Afghanistan

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8 d. ago Afghan national charged with suicide attack plot days after deadly National Guard shooting

Another Afghan man was arrested and charged for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack amid Trump's crackdown on immigration in the aftermath of the shooting of two National Guard troops in DC.

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8 d. ago Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reveals extraordinary travel ban on 'EVERY country flooding US with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies'

Kristi Noem did not specify which countries would be banned but her announcement follows an attack on two National Guard members in Washington DC last week.

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8 d. ago Kristi Noem calls for 'full travel ban' on countries flooding US with 'killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies'

The Department of Homeland Security Secretary did not specify which countries she was calling for a ban from in the wake of the attack on two National Guard members in Washington.

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1 week ago Trump administration officially instructs a pause on all asylum decisions after National Guard 'terror attack'

The Trump administration ordered a nationwide pause on asylum decisions after two National Guard members were shot this week in Washington, DC.

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1 week ago Dramatic moment National Guard trade gunfire with DC shooting suspect caught on video

Two National Guard members were shot in the attack

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1 week ago Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting

In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shootingDonald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries,” a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that has become a political flashpoint in the president’s ongoing crackdown on immigration.In a social media post beginning with “a very happy Thanksgiving,” sent after 11pm on Thursday, the US president said his administration would “end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens” and remove “anyone who is not a net asset to the United States”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump announces National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, is dead after DC 'terror attack' during live

The 20-year-old was 'ambushed' alongside fellow West Virginia National Guard member Andrew Wolfe while on duty near the White House on Wednesday night.

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1 week ago Devastated dad of National Guard soldier, 20, shot in DC 'terror attack' says she will not survive

Sarah Beckstrom's dad Gary Beckstrom provided the heartbreaking update on Thursday, just one day after his daughter was shot in Washington D.C.

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1 week ago Two young National Guards soldiers had been sworn in just 24 hours before being shot in DC 'terror attack'

Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Backstrom, 20, were identified as the victims in Wednesday's attack in a press conference on Thursday.

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1 week ago National Guard soldiers shot in Washington DC 'terror attack' are named... as Afghan gunman's chilling 40

Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Backstrom, 20, were identified in a press conference on Thursday.

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1 week ago Washington DC shooting latest: Trump says suspect in ‘act of terror’ attack on National Guard is Afghan refugee

Attacked National Guard members in critical condition as Trump halts processing Afghan immigration requests

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1 week ago Washington DC shooting: suspect in attack on national guard members identified as Afghan national – latest updates

Law enforcement officials tell AP and other outlets the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the US in 2021; two guardsmen remain in critical conditionTwo West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DC National Guard shooting suspect identified as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal who came to US during botched 2021 withdrawal

Two National Guard soldiers have been shot in an ambush-style attack just 800 yards from the White House, sparking a lockdown at the president's residence.

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2 w. ago Washington DC shooting: suspect in attack on national guard members identified as 29

Law enforcement officials tell AP and other outlets the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the US in 2021; two guardsmen remain in critical conditionTwo West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DC shooting updates: Two National Guard members shot near White House in ‘targeted’ attack

President Donald Trump said the suspect will ‘pay a very steep price’

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