2 w. ago Trump’s sweeping changes to US immigration policy – here’s what to know

President orders pause on asylum claims and extra scrutiny of migrants from 19 countries after Washington shootingDonald Trump is seizing on the shooting of two national guard members, allegedly by an Afghan man, to press his immigration crackdown still farther. In the aftermath of the attack, which left guard member Sarah Beckstrom dead and colleague Andrew Wolfe in critical condition, Trump directed US Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause all pending asylum applications.USCIS followed up that announcement with more seismic shifts to immigration policy. This is how the White House is reshaping the process for requesting asylum, green cards and citizenship. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says he will cancel all Biden executive orders signed by autopen – live

US president’s social media post escalates longstanding campaign to portray his predecessor as addled and not in charge by end of his termWest Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey reaffirmed his support for the state’s National Guard members deployed in Washington, DC.“When you have these terrorists, when you have these evildoers, you’re not going to back down when they go after our servicemen and women,” Morrisey, a Republican, told CNN.I’m devastated to learn of the passing of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard. She was only twenty years old.As families across the nation come together today to celebrate Thanksgiving, let us take a moment to think of those in West Virginia who have been plunged into unimaginable grief. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago National guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder as Trump steps up immigration crackdown – US politics live

US attorney for DC says charges upgraded to murder in first degree after national guard member dies; US president says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ Full report: Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, this morning announced that charges against the suspected shooter were being upgraded.Pirro told Fox News on Friday morning: “There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree.“Washington DC is considered a safe zone,” Donald Trump declared on Tuesday, veering off topic at the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. “This was one of the most unsafe places anywhere in the United States. It is now considered a totally safe city.”A day later, two national guardsmen from West Virginia were shot in a busy area a few blocks from the White House in downt...

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2 w. ago National Guard shooting victim still fighting for life after Trump confirms colleague’s death – latest updates

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died after suffering ‘mortal wound’ while colleague Andrew Wolfe, 24, still in ‘very bad shape,’ according to President Donald Trump

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2 w. ago National Guard shooting victim still fighting for life after Trump confirms other soldier’s death – latest updates

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died after suffering ‘mortal wound’ while colleague Andrew Wolfe, 24, still in ‘very bad shape,’ according to President Donald Trump

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2 w. ago Trump announces death of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom following Washington DC shooting: Live updates

Beckstrom, 20, died after suffering ‘mortal wound’ while colleague Andrew Wolfe, 24, still ‘fighting for his life,’ the president said

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago US National Guard member dies after Washington DC shooting as Trump slams 'savage attack'

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died after being shot in what the FBI is investigating as a terror attack, with a second soldier remaining in critical condition

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3 w. ago Trump announces death of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom following Washington DC shooting: Updates

20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom died after suffering a ‘mortal wound,’ while 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe is still ‘fighting for his life,’ the president said

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3 w. ago National Guard soldier dead after Washington shooting US President Donald Trump confirms

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3 w. ago National Guard member dies after Washington shooting says US President Donald Trump

Officials have confirmed that one of the guards shot in the targeted attack, now being investigated by the FBI as an act of terror

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3 w. ago National guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died after shooting in Washington DC, Trump announces

One other member of the guards, Andrew Wolfe, is still fighting for his life, according to the presidentSarah Beckstrom, one of the national guard troops shot in Washington DC on Wednesday, has died, Donald Trump said on Thursday.“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person She’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us,” Trump said in his first live remarks since the shooting. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago National Guard shooting prompts Trump to order sweeping review of Green Card holders from ‘countries of concern’: Updates

National Guard members shot were identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom

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3 w. ago Dad of National Guard soldier shot in DC says his daughter has ‘mortal wound’: Latest

National Guard members shot were identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he makes wild threats after Washington shooting

While the troops were fighting for their lives in hospital, Donald Trump's attention was focused on the alleged shooter - or specifically, his immigration status

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3 w. ago National Guard shooting suspect drove across US to DC before critically injuring two soldiers: Live

National Guard members shot were identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom

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3 w. ago National Guard members ‘critically’ injured in DC shooting named as charges against suspect announced: Updates

National Guard members shot were identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom

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3 w. ago National Guard members ‘fighting for lives’ after DC shooting as death penalty floated for suspect: Live updates

Trump and Bondi raged at the shooting of two Guard members in the nation’s capital on Thanksgiving eve

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3 w. ago First National Guard shooting victim named as Trump condemns ‘act of terror’ in Washington DC – live updates

President Donald Trump rages at shooting of two Guardsmen in nation’s capital on eve of Thanksgiving

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3 w. 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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