President Donald Trump and many Republicans said the refugees were not properly vetted in a resettlement process they said was chaotic and poorly planned.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, entered the U.S. on September 8, 2021, under Operation Allies Welcome.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s path from a village in Afghanistan to the corner in Washington, D.C., where authorities say he opened fire on two National Guard troops was forged by America’s longest war.

Washington, D.C. was shaken after a targeted ambush near the White House left two National Guard soldiers critically wounded and an Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, taken into custody. Officials say the suspect entered the U.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Wednesday it has halted all immigration processing related to Afghan nationals indefinitely, after two U.S. National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded near the White House earlier in the day.