A shooting occurred on Nov. 26 in Washington, D.C., where two servicemembers of the National Guard were allegedly ambushed by an Afghan national near the White House. As of writing, one of those servicemembers, Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, has died of her injuries.
The accused assailant, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was admitted into the United States for humanitarian relief after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
The incident prompted President Donald Trump to call for new restrictions on legal immigration to the United States, which were followed by more specific announcements by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) about steps it would take. The measures could affect millions of foreign nationals who are lawfully present in the United States, and who may have their lawful status reviewed, revoked, or otherwise affected….