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Trump Administration Halts Asylum Applications Amid Shooting Incident

12/1/2025

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The U.S. President Donald Trump administration paused asylum applications after a shooting involving National Guard members, halting all asylum decisions.
Affirmative asylum applicants must file within a year of arrival.
The administration is reviewing green cards for individuals from banned countries and pausing Afghan immigration.
Backlog remains, with more than one million affirmative asylum cases pending and more than 786,000 unresolved for 180 days.

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The U.S. President Donald Trump administration paused asylum applications after a shooting involving National Guard members, halting all asylum decisions.
Affirmative asylum applicants must file within a year of arrival.
The administration is reviewing green cards for individuals from banned countries and pausing Afghan immigration.
Backlog remains, with more than one million affirmative asylum cases pending and more than 786,000 unresolved for 180 days.