USCIS freezes immigration requests from 19 countries
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The U.S. has paused all pending immigration applications from 19 "countries of concern," meaning that even applicants with pending green card applications are on hold.
Immigration applications from 19 countries subjected to a travel ban by the Trump administration earlier this year have been paused indefinitely because of national security concerns, the US government agency that processes visas and green cards has said.
A former senior USCIS official has told Newsweek that the agency’s newly announced review of green card and other immigration applications could place a significant strain on resources and lead to widespread delays.
The move affects submissions by people from Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and other countries under travel bans or restrictions Trump imposed this year.
The agency said the move was due to a lack of candidates. It comes less than two weeks after ceremonies were canceled in at least seven other counties.
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