The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.

Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House, and an Afghan national who worked previously with the CIA is in custody as a suspect.

The Trump administration has halted the processing of immigration requests from Afghans and the president vowed to tighten his immigration crackdown after the shooting of two National Guard members.

West Virginia communities and officials are honoring two members of the state's National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C., this week, lauding their dedication to serving their country.

The suspect was also shot and taken to a hospital. He has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, said four senior law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation.

One National Guard member died and another is in critical condition after the attack near the White House on the eve of Thanksgiving. The suspect is a 29-year-old Afghan man.

President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to review the statuses of green card holders from "every country of concern," as the federal government widens its contentious crackdown on illegal immigration and crime.

After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries.

A fatal attack on a routine patrol has intensified questions over the Trump administration’s open-ended military deployments in American cities.

The National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., were identified as 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe.