US Halts Green Card and Citizenship Processing for Citizens of 19 Countries

The United States has halted applications for Green Cards and citizenship for citizens of 19 non-US countries. 

President Donald Trump suspended the Green Card and naturalization process following a shooting incident involving US National Guard security personnel in Washington D.C.

The countries affected are: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

International news agency Reuters reported that starting Tuesday, a decision was made to halt further processing of existing Green Card and citizenship applications from citizens of these countries, and no new applications would be accepted.