{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/693160d1d6bc23eda29f3dea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Donald Trump Stops Immigration to US from 19 Countries After National Guard Attack - 04/12/2025","description":"<p>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, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops.</p><p><br></p><p>The changes were outlined in a policy memo posted on the website of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency tasked with processing and approving all requests for immigration benefits.</p><p><br></p><p>The pause puts on hold a wide range of immigration-related decisions such as green card applications or naturalisations for immigrants from those 19 countries the Trump administration has described as high-risk.</p><p><br></p><p>Law lecturer at the University of Galway and political columnist with The Journal, Larry Donnelly, is on the line with us now to tell us more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}