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1 day ago

US agents increasingly arresting Afghan asylum seekers, lawyers say: A huge chilling effect'

US immigration agents are increasingly arresting and detaining recently arrived Afghan asylum seekers, particularly men, even while they await asylum hearings.
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1 week ago

National guard shooting suspect spent weeks on end' in isolation, emails show

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan resettled in the US, suffered long-term mental-health decline and isolation before allegedly shooting two National Guard soldiers, killing one.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Betrayal!' Karoline Leavitt Blames Joe Biden's Horrific Leadership' for DC National Guard Shooting

Operation Allies Welcome resettled nearly 100,000 Afghans with insufficient vetting, a failure blamed for enabling violent incidents including the D.C. shooting.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

MS NOW Reports Afghan Nationals Extremely Worried' Trump Will Kick Them Out of US After DC Shooting

Afghan nationals in a Washington community fear termination of asylum proceedings and deportation after a suspected Afghan shooter attacked National Guard members.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Trump Shares Post From Seal Team 6 Member Saying Afghans Would Kill You For Being a Witch' If You Had a Coffee Machine

President Donald Trump reposted Robert O'Neill's anti-Afghan post and responded to a fatal attack by halting Afghan immigration requests and reviewing green card holders.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Afghan National Charged With Making Terrorist Threat on TikTok The Day Before DC Shooting: Report

An Afghan national was arrested in Texas for a TikTok terroristic threat; another Afghan allegedly shot two National Guard troops, killing one, in Washington, D.C.
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2 weeks ago

Harrowing New Video Shows Nat'l Guard Troops in Shootout With Suspect After Deadly DC Ambush

Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal ambushed two National Guard members near the White House; one died and the suspect faces first-degree murder charges.
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2 weeks ago

Childhood Friend of Accused National Guard Shooter Says Suspect Suffered From Mental Health Issues After Work in Afghanistan

A childhood friend of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man suspected of shooting two National Guard troops one fatally in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, said the Afghan national struggled with his mental health and was disturbed by his previous work in the military. Lankanawal, who was brought into the United States as part of President Joe Biden's Operation: Allies Welcome refugee program in September 2021. He applied for asylum in 2024, and his application was reportedly approved earlier this year.
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2 weeks ago

Nancy Mace Calls for Execution of DC Shooting Suspect in Fox News Interview: Put this terrorist down!'

Rep. Nancy Mace demanded the execution of the Afghan suspect and blamed Biden-era evacuation and vetting failures for the ambush of two National Guard members.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

What was 'Operation Allies Welcome,' which allowed some Afghans entry into the U.S.?

Operation Allies Welcome admitted thousands of Afghans to the U.S. in 2021 on temporary parole, with vetting processes and ongoing questions about individual motives.
#afghan-evacuees
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2 weeks ago
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What is Operation Allies Welcome, the program linked to the D.C. shooting suspect?

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2 weeks ago
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What is Operation Allies Welcome, the program linked to the D.C. shooting suspect?

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2 weeks ago

Trump Administration Reportedly Approved National Guard Shooting Suspect's Asylum Application: CNN

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, brought to the U.S. in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, had asylum approved in April after multiple vetting processes.
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