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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump says he's planning to cut off immigration from 19 poverty stricken countries. His decision comes after two National Guard members were shot near the White house on Wednesday. NPR's Alana Wise reports. The suspect has been identified as an Afghan national who is living in the United States.
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Trump vowed on social media to, quote, permanently pause migration from all countries he deemed Third World. He specifically accused Somali immigrants in Minnesota of preying on Minnesota natives and described the state's governor, Tim Walls, with a slur against people with mental disabilities. The administration said people from 19 countries would face additional scrutiny. That includes people who hold green cards. Trump ran for office on a promise to stop crime, including illegal immigration. The two service members who were shot in D.C. one of whom has died, were in the nation's capital at the president's order to help curb crime in the city. Prior to their deployment, violent crime in D.C. had hit a 30 year low. Alana Wise, NPR News, Washington.
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The White House says it's reviewing the vetting process for Afghan refugees who entered the US under the Biden administration. Federal officials say the suspect in this week's shooting of two National Guard troops had previously served in a CIA backed Afghan unit. Marine Corps veteran Elliott Ackerman says that unit required some of the most extensive screening.
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Reporting says that he served there for about 10 years and then he went through another round of vetting to come into this country. I think there's a worthy debate about the way some Afghans came to this country and the chaos around the withdrawal in 2021. But this case is not a case where there was insufficient vetting.
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More than 75,000 Afghans came to the US under a resettlement program in 2021. At least 128 people are dead after a massive fire in a public housing complex in Hong Kong. Reporter Cherise Pham says more arrests have been made in a COR probe linked to the fire.
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This is one of the deadliest fires in Hong Kong's history. It took more than 40 hours to extinguish. Government officials said temperatures on some floors were still too hot for rescuers to enter, warning that the death toll could climb even higher. The apartment complex had been under renovation, and police said construction material at the site was not up to standard. The fire alarms were also not working properly when the fire broke out. According to Hong Kong's director of fire services, officials have launched a corruption probe into the Renov project, leading to the arrest of eight people on Friday. That's on top of three people from a construction company arrested on Thursday. For NPR News, I'm Charisse Pham in Hong Kong.