One National Guardsman Unlikely to Survive After D.C. Shooting
Washington, D.C. – A National Guardsman is unlikely to survive after being shot near the White House Wednesday evening, while another Guardsman sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting occurred near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, just steps from the executive Mansion.
The suspect, identified as a man who worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, arrived in the U.S. in 2021 through a Biden-era program for individuals seeking asylum.
In a video address late Wednesday night, President Donald Trump described the attack as “a monstrous, ambush-style attack” and characterized it as “an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror,” adding it was “a crime against our entire nation…[and] a crime against humanity.” Trump stated the attack highlighted what he considers the “single greatest national security threat facing our nation”-the millions of immigrants who entered the country during the Biden management, whom he claimed were “unknown and unvetted.” He announced his administration woudl “re-examine every single” afghan immigrant who entered the country under Biden and remove anyone “who does not belong here, or add benefit to our country.”
Following Trump’s address, U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an indefinite halt to processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals, pending a review of security and vetting protocols. The pause impacts Afghans in the U.S. seeking asylum, green cards, and other immigration procedures.
