Coverage dated December 2, 2025

Trump administration halts immigration applications for 19 countries on travel ban list

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta

Under the new policy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will review immigration requests from the countries, which are considered “high-risk."

Fox5 Atlanta's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Trump administration halts immigration applications for 19 countries on travel ban list (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Under the new policy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will review immigration requests from the countries, which are considered “high-risk."

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Trump is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year.

  3. NBC 6 South Florida

    U.S. pauses immigration processes for immigrants from 19 countries (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s administration has paused immigration processing for people from the 19 countries whose travel to the United States Washington had...

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Trump administration considering expanding travel ban to around 30 countries (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The Trump administration has halted all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries, its latest move to restrict legal immigration pathways following the shooting of two National Guard members in D.C. last week.

  5. Seattle Times

    Trump administration halts immigration applications from 19 travel-ban nations (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The Trump administration is pausing immigration applications, including green cards, for people from 19 countries previously banned from travel.

  6. New York Post

    Trump freezes immigration applications from 19 countries — and blacklist could expand to more than 30 (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Trump administration formally halted immigration applications from 19 countries deemed to be a high risk for producing terrorists and other national security threats after a source told The Post that list could grow to 30 nations or more.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations, including Afghanistan and Somalia (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The pause affects immigrants already in the U.S., regardless of arrival date.

  8. Independent Journal Review

    Trump Admin Orders Sweeping Immigration Freeze For Blacklisted Countries (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications from countries considered “high-risk” in the wake of a shooting of two

  9. The Daily Signal

    Trump Blocks Immigration of Foreigners From 19 Countries (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The Trump administration is pushing pause on immigration applications from 19 countries and reviewing already approved applications.

  10. Forbes

    USCIS Pauses Immigration Applications From 19 Countries On Trump’s Travel Ban List (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The pause will impact immigration decisions like Green Card applications and naturalizations for people from 19 countries—including those already in the U.S.

  11. UPI

    Trump pauses immigration application processing from 19 countries (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a pause on immigration application processing from 19 countries and said it would re-examine immigration and asylum cases approved during the Biden administration.

  12. NBC Chicago

    U.S. halts immigration processing for people from 19 restricted countries (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Trump administration has halted immigration processing for people from 19 countries already subject to U.S. travel restrictions imposed in June.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump pauses immigration applications for 19 nations on travel ban list (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The nations from which all immigration applications have been put on hold include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Venezuela.

  14. WSVN Miami

    Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this

  15. MyNorthwest

    The Latest: Trump administration halts immigration applications from 19 countries (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this

  16. The Guardian

    Trump administration pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Pause, including Afghanistan and Somalia, indicates plan to tie US security to increased focus on legal immigration

  17. Wyoming Public Media

    Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 nations (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year.

  18. NBC News

    Trump administration pauses immigration applications from nationals of 19 countries (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The move affects submissions by people from Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and other countries with travel bans or restrictions imposed by Trump this year.

  19. The New Republic

    Trump’s Travel Ban Gets More Extreme—Hitting Citizenship Applicants (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Citizenship applications have been paused for people from 19 countries.

  20. Los Angeles Times

    Trump administration halts immigration applications for citizens from 19 travel-ban nations (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The changes were outlined in a policy memo posted Tuesday on the website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency tasked with processing and approving all requests for immigration benefits.

  21. Fox News

    Trump admin pauses immigration from 19 countries (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Trump administration pauses immigration from 19 countries under travel restrictions, affecting green card applications and citizenship ceremonies.

  22. Deutsche Welle

    US halts immigration processing for 19 nations – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The US government is suspending all immigration requests from 19 countries, saying it is tightening national security screenings. Critics have warned that this will leave thousands of people in legal limbo.

  23. Townhall

    Trump Administration Halts Immigration From 19 Nations, That List May Grow to Over 30 (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Trump administration pauses immigration for 19 countries, with potential to expand to 30.

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