BREAKING: Trump Blocks All Cases From 19 Third-World Countries Effective Immediately

The Trump administration just issued its most sweeping immigration action yet — an immediate halt on all asylum, immigration, and naturalization processing for nationals of 19 designated high-risk, third-world countries.

And this isn’t limited to new applicants.

According to a newly released DHS/USCIS policy memorandum, even migrants who already passed their citizenship tests, as well as anyone who entered the U.S. since January 20, 2021, are now placed under a full re-review.

What the Memo Orders

Effective immediately, USCIS must:

1. Freeze all I-589 asylum applications — no matter the applicant’s nationality — until a “comprehensive review” is completed.
2. Halt all pending benefit requests (including green cards, work permits, and naturalization) for people from the 19 countries flagged in Presidential Proclamation 10949.
3. Re-review already approved benefits for nationals of those same countries if they entered the U.S. on or after January 20, 2021.

Translation:
Every single benefit request from these countries — past, present, or pending — is now paused and subject to deeper national security screening.

This is the strongest immigration tightening since Trump returned to office. The memo cites national security risks, terrorism concerns, and fraud vulnerabilities as justification for the sweeping hold. USCIS officers are instructed to re-interview applicants, reassess admissibility, and dig into any “potentially derogatory” information.

In other words: The era of rubber-stamped immigration cases is over.