Trump Administration Pauses All Immigration from Nineteen Countries

What Happened?

The Trump Administration has paused all immigration processes from nineteen countries following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C. by a former Afghan national. The nations from which all immigration applications have been halted are: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

Immigration applications will be paused for all people who were born in these nineteen countries or hold citizenship there, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The duration of the pause was not specified.

Why it Matters

Many of the countries on the paused immigration list are beset by internal struggles, including poor security, weak or collapsed governments, or ongoing conflicts. Afghanistan, which was at the top of the list, was home to the alleged shooter of two National Guard troops in D.C., who also reportedly was a CIA asset during American combat operations in Afghanistan. The new immigration pause is likely intended to prevent more individuals who may be security threats from entering the United States.

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Vetting immigrants for potential security risks can be a difficult process even when the host government is working properly. In cases where host governments are not working properly or have collapsed, getting accurate information on immigrant applications can be nearly impossible. In many of the countries on the pause list, widespread corruption or the absence of a working government makes the immigration process extremely difficult for the gaining country, which in this case is the United States.

At the same time, if you go to any U.S. embassy in the world, you are likely to encounter a line of people trying to immigrate to America. Few, if any, other countries are as popular a destination for immigrants as the United States. That speaks to the positive reputation America has for being a place of opportunity and prosperity. Immigration can be a valuable source of innovation; to cite just two examples, Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, two of the greatest minds in science, immigrated to the United States. 

In the past two decades, global migration has increased due to war, natural disasters, and political upheaval. Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine have displaced millions of people, many of whom fled to Europe. Natural disasters, gang violence, and political corruption in Central and South America have forced millions more to head north to Mexico and the United States. These patterns show no signs of slowing down.

How it Affects You

The number of people trying to immigrate globally has gone sharply up, but the capacity of popular destination countries like the United States to manage the influx has not. That’s put pressure on immigration services, which have been simply unable to keep up. While halting immigration from countries with serious security problems is not unreasonable, it's unlikely to stem the tide of displaced people looking for new homes. 

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