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The Guardian - US
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Roque Planas

Trump’s sweeping changes to US immigration policy – here’s what to know

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A protest outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, in October. Photograph: Matthew Rodier/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Donald Trump is seizing on the shooting of two national guard members, allegedly by an Afghan man, to press his immigration crackdown still farther. In the aftermath of the attack, which left guard member Sarah Beckstrom dead and colleague Andrew Wolfe in critical condition, Trump directed US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to pause all pending asylum applications.

USCIS followed up that announcement with more seismic shifts to immigration policy. This is how the White House is reshaping the process for requesting asylum, green cards and citizenship.

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