America ki immigration agency USCIS ne internal guidance jaari ki hai jisme 19 aise mulkon ke tamam immigration cases jin par pehle se travel restrictions thi ki final decisions aur naturalisation (citizenship) ceremonies temporarily rokne ka hukm diya gaya hai. Yeh faisla pichlay haftay Washington DC mein National Guard members par hua shooting ke baad aaya, jiska suspect ek Afghan national bataya gaya.
US Halts Immigration Processing for 19 Travel-Ban Countries
USCIS agents ko kaha gaya hai ke “stop final adjudication on all cases” yani approvals ya denials ruk jayenge aur jo oath/naturalisation ceremonies scheduled the unko temporarily cancel ya pause kar den. Reports yeh bhi batati hain ke asylum decisions aur green-card related processing par bhi dobara review chal sakta hai.
Which Countries Are Affected by the New Immigration Freeze?
June mein severe restrictions ke under aane wale mulk:
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Iran
- Libya
- Sudan
- Yemen
- Burkina Faso, Congo, Eritrea, Haiti etc.
Partial restrictions wale:
- Venezuela
- Cuba
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Turkmenistan
- Burundi
Total 19 countries iss pause ka hissa hain.
Why the Decision Now? Security Concerns After Washington DC Shooting
Officials ne is step ko national security concerns se jor kar samjhaya khaas taur par Washington DC mein hui shooting ka hawala diya gaya jisme aik Afghan-national par arrest hua. Is incident ke baad administration ne legal immigration processes par bhi zyada tightening ka irada dikhaya.Â
Impact on Applicants: Delays, Cancellations, and Re-Reviews
- Jo log naturalisation ki final stage par thay unki oath ceremonies cancel ya postpone ho chuki hain; kuch cases ki hearings already cancel hone ki reports bhi hain.
- Pending green-card aur other benefit requests ko re-review ke liye bheja ja raha hai; zarurat parne par applicants se dobara interviews bhi liye ja sakte hain.
Yeh sab changes applicants ke processing time ko lambi delay mein badal sakte hain.
Legal and Policy Reactions: What Comes Next?
Media aur legal experts keh rahe hain ke is approach se legal challenges uth sakte hain kyunki ye nationality-based action lagta hai. Kuch outlets ne yeh bhi report kiya ke administration travel-ban ko 19 se barha kar kareeb 30 mulkon tak expand karne par bhi gaur kar rahi hai lekin final list aur policy details abhi pending hain.