Federal immigration authorities said Wednesday they have paused processing requests from Afghan nationals, after a man from Afghanistan was identified as the suspect in the D.C. National Guard shooting.

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it was placing an indefinite pause on immigration from Afghanistan in response to the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C. The

The greater Sacramento area is home to one of the nation's largest Afghan refugee communities, now impacted by the freeze on immigration from Afghanistan.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has indefinitely halted the processing of all immigration requests involving Afghan nationals as federal officials launch a review of security and vetting protocols.

A Fox News journalist reported late Wednesday that the Afghan-born man who shot two National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C., entered the United States under former President Joe Biden's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

The announcement comes a day after an attack on National Guard troops near the White House. Authorities have identified the suspect as an Afghan national.

President Donald Trump reignited his push for controversial immigration policies on Wednesday following the shooting of two National Guard members.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are calling for more immigration restrictions after two National Guard members were shot on Wednesday by an Afghan national in Washington, D.C. — not far from the White

Trump also paused migration from “all Third World Countries” after the shooting of National Guard members in DC.