They were the latest restrictive changes to the immigration system after this week’s shooting of two National Guard members.

U.S. immigration authorities announced on the 28th (local time) that they would suspend asylum application decisions for all foreigners. This comes amid President Donald Trump’s declaration to permanently halt immigration from “third-world countries” following an incident in Washington,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted all asylum decisions, the agency's director, Joseph Edlow, said on Friday. "USCIS has halted all asylum decisions until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible,