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The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. In today’s edition, a deadly attack on the National Guard prompts a review of Afghan resettlement.
An Afghan suspected terrorist “disappeared” roughly two weeks before he allegedly ambushed and shot two National Guard soldiers in Washington, DC, one of his neighbors revealed. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, lived a quiet life in Bellingham, Washington, but struggled to find work, neighbor Mohammad Sherzard told the Associated Press.
Officials said the man had driven across the country to carry out the attack, which left two National Guard troops critically hurt.
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Trump pushes for more restrictions on Afghan refugees. Experts say many are already in place
The Trump administration is promising a stricter anti-immigration agenda after an Afghan national was being charged in the shooting of two National Guard members.
More than 40% of those brought to the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome were eligible Special Immigrant Visas because they worked with the U.S. in some way over the prior two decades, or were related to someone who did. Others were allowed to resettle in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
A 29-year-old Afghan national living in Bellingham is accused of driving cross-country to carry out a deadly ambush on two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. In response, President Donald Trump has ordered a pause on visas for Afghan passport holders and halted asylum decisions pending new security screenings.