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National Guard Shootings Prompt Migrant Crackdown
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U.S. announces sweeping review of all Afghan refugees in country. BY KATHRYN MCKENZIE
he trump administration announced policies to make it harder for some foreigners to enter the U.S. in the wake of
the November shooting of two young National Guard members in Washing- ton, D.C., by an Afghan national. Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old
who joined the West Virginia Guard two years ago, died on Thanksgiving in a hospital bed with her parents by her side. Her colleague and friend, Staff Sgt.
Andrew Wolfe, was seriously injured. The shootings occurred less than a mile from the White House. President Donald Trump called
the shooting “an act of evil, an act of hatred, and an act of terror,” add- ing, “It was a crime against our entire nation.” The administration said it was
pausing asylum decisions, reexamin- ing green card applications for people from countries “of concern,” and halt-
BECKSTROM WOLFE
ing visas for Afghans who assisted the U.S. war effort. The White House said it would
also review the cases of all refugees who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration. It said the new policies were necessary to ensure that those entering the country — or are already here — do not pose a security threat. The Afghan suspect was granted
asylum last year, according to advo- cate group #AfghanEvac. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said
that the State Department has tem- porarily stopped issuing visas for all people traveling on Afghan passports. The Trump administration had
already severely limited travel and immigration from Afghanistan. The one avenue that had remained open was the Special Immigrant Visa program. Created by Congress, it allowed
Afghans who closely supported the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan and faced retribution because of their work to emigrate to America. But the State Department’s announcement means even that avenue is now closed. According to #AfghanEvac, a
group that advocates for Afghans coming to the U.S., about 180,000 Afghans were in the process of apply- ing for the SIV program.
ICE Sweeps Up More Violent Criminals I
BY ALICE GIORDANO
CE agents continued their nationwide mission against illegal immigrants with violent criminal records. The latest round of arrests netted a home invasion crime ring run by a group of South Americans, a gun traficking operation run by a father and son from Mexico, and a Honduran man accused of repeatedly raping his 12-year-old grandniece after she was smuggled into
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the U.S. by her mother. Law enforcement sources
estimate up to 400,000 people were arrested by ICE in 2025 — including illegal immigrants and immigrants who overstayed their visas. The Department of Homeland Security says about 2 million immigrants left the U.S. last year through deportations or voluntary departures. Despite lengthy criminal
convictions, Felix Bustillo Diaz, 49, was granted a temporary
protected status in 2024 by the Biden administration, according to U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement. He was the listed sponsor of
the 12-year-old girl he is accused of repeatedly raping. Two Houston, Texas,
residents working as coyotes zip-tied, tortured, and starved the minor, and forced her into manual labor.
In Oklahoma, ICE agents confiscated 75 firearms and
a cache of ammunition from Andres Avila, a 48-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, and his son, Anthony Avila, a 22-year- old Houston resident, who were caught allegedly traficking weapons they purchased at area gun shows. During a 10-day operation in Florida, ICE agents with the cooperation of local police arrested 230 illegal aliens who are all registered sex offenders on the loose across the state. Some of the men had raped children as young as 10.
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