US immigration agency orders full recheck of Green Card holders from ‘every country of concern’
WASHINGTON, DC: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow posted on X on Thursday, November 27, to announce a “rigorous reexamination” of Green Card holders.
Edlow wrote that, at the direction of the President of the United States, he had permitted a "full-scale, rigorous reexamination" of “every alien” belonging to a “country of concern.”
At the direction of @POTUS, I have directed a full scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern.
— USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow (@USCISJoe) November 27, 2025
Joseph Edlow says protection of Americans 'remains paramount'
In light of the recent attack in Washington, DC, the Trump administration had decided to analyze every Green Card holder, as informed by Joseph Edlow on X.
In a follow-up post, he stated that the protection of America and its people remained paramount.
The protection of this country and of the American people remains paramount, and the American people will not bear the cost of the prior administration’s reckless resettlement policies. American safety is non negotiable.
— USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow (@USCISJoe) November 27, 2025
He added that the American people should not have to bear the cost of the “prior administration’s reckless resettlement policies.”
“American safety is non negotiable,” he concluded.
Countries on the Trump administration's restricted list
When asked which countries were considered of concern, the USCIS director referred X users to a proclamation made in June 2025, which listed 19 countries under the category, one of them being Afghanistan.
According to the presidential proclamation made on June 4, 2025, 19 countries were included in Donald Trump’s list of concerned countries.
Entry of nationals from 12 of these countries was to be completely restricted. This included Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Moreover, Donald Trump had determined to “partially restrict and limit” the entry of nationals from seven other countries. This included Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
Trump slams Joe Biden for letting in 'unvetted foreigners'
After the assailant of the recent National Guard ambush was found to be an Afghan native, many prominent figures, including President Trump, criticized the previous administration’s willingness to let immigrants into America.
Taking to his Truth Social account, Trump condemned the attack and the same day, addressed the nation from the White House and criticized “disastrous” former President Joe Biden, for letting in “20 million unknown and unvetted foreigners” from all over the world.
Trump: This attack underscores the single greatest national security threat facing our nation. The last administration let in 20 million unknown and unvetted foreigners from all over the world, from places that you don't want to even know about. No country can tolerate such a… pic.twitter.com/iXX6j1yiJ3
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 27, 2025
As his speech continued, Donald Trump noted that they must “re-examine every single alien” who had entered America under Biden and that they must take “any necessary measure” to remove “every alien” from any country that didn’t belong to America.
“If they can’t love our country, we don’t want them,” he added.
