This comes after an Afghan man opened fire on two National Guard members. He had entered the United States under a refugee resettlement program following Washington's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow stated that the recent shooting is a reason to act on work permits. The Trump administration decided to reduce the validity period of work permits for refugees, asylum seekers, and other migrants from five years to 18 months. This step, the latest in the administration's comprehensive campaign on immigrants, came after suspiding immigration applications from citizens of 19 countries.
