FBI says Washington DC gunman has ties to partner forces in Afghanistan
FBI Director Kash Patel said the Department of the Army has confirmed the alleged D.C. shooter’s ties to a cooperative force in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security announced Nov. 27 it would begin a review of all asylum cases approved under the Biden administration after two National Guard members were shot and killed by a suspect who appeared to have entered the country from Afghanistan to seek asylum.
DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that the department has stopped processing immigration applications for Afghan nationals “indefinitely, pending further review of our security and vetting procedures.”
“The Trump administration is also reviewing all asylum applications approved under the Biden administration, but the Biden administration has been unable to vet applicants at scale,” McLaughlin said, according to Reuters.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services previously announced that it would suspend all immigration applications for Afghan nationals on November 26.
The suspect in the case, Rahmanullah Rakanwal, 29, came to the United States from Afghanistan in 2021 as part of a program for Afghans working with the U.S. military during the Biden administration.
However, multiple news outlets including CBS, ABC and Fox News reported on Thursday that Lakhanwal was granted asylum by the Trump administration in April.
Contributor: Phillip M. Bailey
