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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump says he's planning to

cut off immigration from 19 poverty-stricken countries. His decision comes after two National Guard

members were shot near the White House on Wednesday. NPR's Alana Wise reports the suspect has been identified as an

Afghan national who is living in the United States. Trump vowed on social media to quote

permanently pause migration from all countries he deemed third world. He specifically accused

Somali immigrants in Minnesota of praying on Minnesota natives

and described the state's governor Tim Walz with a slur against people with mental disabilities.

The administration said people from 19 countries would face additional scrutiny.

That includes people who hold green cards.

Trump ran for office on a promise to stop crime, including illegal immigration. The two

service members who were shot in D.C., one of whom has died, were in the nation's capital at the

President's order to help curb crime in the city. Prior to their deployment, violent crime in D.C.

had hit a 30-year low. Alana Wise, NPR News, Washington. The White House says it's

reviewing the vetting process for Afghan refugees who entered the U.S. under the Biden administration.

Federal officials say the suspect in this week's shooting of two National Guard troops had

previously served in a CIA-backed Afghan unit. Marine Corps veteran

Elliott Ackerman says that unit required some of the most extensive screening. Reporting says

that he served there for about 10 years, and then he went through another round of vetting to come

into this country. I think, you know, there's a worthy debate about the way Sirm Afghans came to this

country and the chaos around the withdrawal in 2021. But this case is not a case where there was

insufficient vetting. More than 75,000 Afghans came to the U.S. under a resettlement program in

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