Immigration hawks push for new restrictions in wake of National Guard shooting
Source: Politico
12/06/2025 12:00 PM EST
Immigration hardliners across Washington are using last week’s shooting of two National Guard members to push the Trump administration to further limit who can enter the U.S., well beyond restrictions the White House has taken in the immediate aftermath of the attack.
A number of lawmakers and Trump administration officials view the shooting — by an Afghan man who’d been granted asylum — as an opportunity for an aggressive effort to load on new layers of screening of would-be migrants and asylum seekers across the world.
Proposals range from mandatory in-person interviews for asylum applicants to deporting millions of people the administration says entered the U.S. without adequate vetting from the Biden administration. Other suggestions include a variety of additional checks to reveal any connections to terror groups.
An administration official said to “expect a full overhaul of all adjudications,” adding: “We are at a critical moment of vetting foreign nationals, not just those from typical countries of concern.”
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