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USCIS director Joseph Edlow said in a statement he was also directing a “full-scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern” at Trump’s request.
Trump administration to carry out sweeping immigration review after National Guard shooting
US Citizenship and Immigration Services director Joseph Edlow said he was directing a “full-scale, rigorous re-examination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern”.