The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced that it will review all Green Cards that have been issued to people from nineteen countries.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services boss Joseph Edlow announced that President Trump had directed him to conduct a full scale and rigorous re-examination of every Green Card for every foreigner from every country of concern.
According to a report that appeared on the BBC, the countries of concern include those that were in a list of countries whose nationals were restricted from entering the United States in a proclamation that was made by President Trump in June 2025.
They are Somalia, Cuba, Afghanistan, Haiti, Iran, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma, Chad, and Libya. Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, Burundi, Yemen, Eritrea, and Equatorial Guinea.
“At the direction of [President Trump], I have directed a full scale, rigorous re-examination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern,” said Edlow in a brief statement that he shared on social media platform X.
This latest crackdown follows the unfortunate incident in Washington DC in which two members of the National Guard were shot by an individual who has been identified as an Afghan national.
At the same time, the United States is planning to interview afresh all refugees who entered America between the fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2025. The number of refugees who are targeted in this exercise is estimated to be around 235,000.
“Given these concerns, USCIS has determined that a comprehensive review and a re-interview of all refugees admitted from January 20, 2021, to February 20, 2025, is warranted,” a memo that is dated November 21 states. “When appropriate, USCIS will also review and re-interview refugees admitted outside this timeframe.”
President Donald Trump announced in October that it would limit the number of refugees who are admitted to the United States annually to 7,500.
These 7,500 refugees will mostly comprise of white South Africans. Last year, the annual limit was at 125,000. This limit had been set by the previous administration.
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