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ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say

Federal authorities arrested about two dozen Afghans mainly in Northern California and paused immigration processing after the Nov. 26 National Guard shooting by an Afghan national.

  • Afghan men who had been checking in regularly with U.S. authorities are now being detained in growing numbers after a National Guard shooting in D.C.
  • Immigration lawyers say they have tracked roughly two dozen arrests of Afghan immigrants since the shooting, most in Northern California.
  • The U.S. government has paused new asylum applications and tightened vetting for immigrants from certain countries since the shooting.
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ICE arrests of Afghans increase in wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say

Immigration lawyers and authorities say arrests of Afghans are up after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The suspect in the attack is an Afghan national.

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ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say

Immigration lawyers and authorities say arrests of Afghans are on the rise following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

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