Overview
- A USCIS memo ordered an immediate adjudicative hold on all asylum applications and paused green card, naturalization and other benefit processing for nationals of 19 previously restricted countries.
- The directive requires a comprehensive re-review, including potential interviews or re-interviews, for people from those countries who entered the United States on or after January 20, 2021.
- DHS confirmed arrests in Minneapolis that began Monday, saying those detained include people with criminal histories, and officials reported dozens of arrests in a parallel operation in New Orleans.
- Minneapolis leaders moved to limit federal use of city property for staging operations as residents reported shuttered shops, heavier ID checks and encounters in Somali neighborhoods.
- President Trump used derogatory language about Somali immigrants as DHS leaders urged tougher travel restrictions, while advocates and lawmakers condemned the policies as discriminatory.