Trump’s tough policies against immigrants review green cards from 19 countries and halt applications from Afghans
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that all green cards issued to citizens of 19 countries, known as countries of concern, will undergo a comprehensive and thorough review.
At the same time, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has indefinitely suspended processing of all immigration applications involving Afghan citizens.
These decisions, which will take effect on November 27, 2025, are part of the new immigration policies of the Donald Trump administration, which, according to him, aims to “permanently stop immigration from third world countries” and tighten security controls on immigrants.
In a statement on X-Net, USCIS Director Joe Idlow emphasized that the review is based on “negative, country-specific factors, including the validity of identity documents and the ability of countries to issue secure documents.”
The list of 19 countries includes Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Yemen.
The US Department of Homeland Security is also re-examining asylum cases approved during the Biden era, which could lead to long delays in the rejection of applications or even the revocation of legal residency for thousands of applicants.
The Trump administration has simultaneously focused on eliminating government benefits for non-citizens and revoking citizenship for those deemed to be “in conflict with American values,” a move that has raised widespread legal and social concerns.
Critics see these policies as discriminatory and detrimental to legal immigrants, while supporters describe them as “necessary to protect American national security
