U.S officials directed to pause all asylum decisions after National Guard shooting

Name: U.S officials directed to pause all asylum decisions after National Guard shooting
Uploaded: 2025-11-29T20:19:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Description: The Trump administration has ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers to pause all asylum decisions following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington D.C., according to a directive obtained by CBS News and two sources familiar with the order. At the same time, efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine continue. Weijia Jiang reports.

The Trump administration has ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers to pause all asylum decisions following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington D.C., according to a directive obtained by CBS News and two sources familiar with the order. At the same time, efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine continue. Weijia Jiang reports.