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Trump says freeze on asylum decisions to last ‘a long time’

By AFP 1 December 2025, 1:28 am
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US President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on November 30, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
US President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on November 30, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)

US President Donald Trump says his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for “a long time” after an Afghan national allegedly killed two National Guard members near the White House, killing one of them.

When asked to specify how long it would last, Trump says he had “no time limit” in mind for the measure, which the Department of Homeland Security says is linked to a list of 19 countries already facing US travel restrictions.

 

 

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