Washington, D.C. – E get wahala wey don burst for immigration matter as President Donald Trump don direct make dem shine light on green cards wey dem give people from 19 countries. This one no be small matter o, as the head of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, come talk say dem go do ‘full-scale, rigorous re-examination’ of all these green cards.
The reason wey dis review dey happen na because of serious shooting wey happen for D.C., where two National Guard troops collect serious injuries. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, wey na Afghan, don dey the US since 2021 under program wey dey give special immigration protections to Afghans. Na im Trump use the mata take talk say e show say na serious security threat dey ground.
Edlow come drop the gist say, ‘The protection of this country and of the American people remains paramount.’ (Abeg, dem no go see say we dey suffer for this immigration wahala ni.) He also mention say dem no fit make American people bear cost of past administration careless resettlement policies. Omo, e be like say dem go pack all dem paddy wey enter US from ‘countries of concern’ make dem check wetin dey happen.
Countries wey dey on top enough list na Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Somalia, and Venezuela. As e be, na just mischief we dem come dey target like this. And you no fit blame dem; with all dis wahala, who no go fear? Edlow come also mention say dem follow screening and vetting measures, but e no go give us details on how e go happen. E be like say dem wan hide dem hand for pocket.
Trump itself don use dis shooting wey happen to whine about immigration policies of the last administration, claim say dem let in ’20 million unknown and unvetted foreigners’ wey fit cause trouble for we country. (Na wetin we no go like at all, abeg!)
Last week, USCIS also announce say dem go review all the refugee cases wey enter under former President Joe Biden. As wahala dey unfold, dem go suspend everything concerning Afghan immigration cases as dem dey review security and vetting protocols. No be here wey dem go chop breakfast o.
And as e be, since the US don set eyes on Lakanwal, we dey see say Trump no wan make any mistake in terms of safety. Dat one na reason why dem dey put all dis green card review matter for front burner. As e dey hot for outside, we go dey chop popcorn dey look how e go play out.
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