Afghan National Arrested After Ambush That Wounded Two National Guard Members in D.C.

President Trump condemned the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., calling it an “act of evil” and an “act of hatred.”
“It was a crime against our entire nation,” he said in a video message late Wednesday. “It was a crime against humanity.”
An Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been identified as the suspected shooter in the ambush attack that wounded two National Guard troops. The suspect was shot by another Guard member and taken into custody, officials said.
Trump described him as “a foreigner who entered our country from Afghanistan, a hellhole on Earth.” He said the suspect’s status was extended “under legislation signed by President Biden.”
Following the shooting, federal immigration authorities said they have paused processing requests from Afghan nationals. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a statement that the “processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols,” effective immediately.