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Trump lifts asylum pause post-National Guard shooting.

March 31, 2026
Trump lifts asylum pause post-National Guard shooting.
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It's been a year since the unthinkable happened - an Afghan national opened fire on two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., leaving one of them dead in the line of duty. The aftermath was a perfect storm of chaos, with the Trump administration imposing a slew of restrictions on immigration that would change the face of asylum applications forever. But what no one saw coming was the devastating news that would come next - a total ban on reviewing asylum applications, leaving millions in limbo.

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