The dramatic moment when a gunman shot two National Guardsmen on the streets in Washington
The video, obtained exclusively by the Wall Street Journal, the man detained at the scene
an Afghan national. President Trump has been kept informed about the inquiry. In a late night
posting on his social media channel, he announced he was putting a permanent pause on immigration
from several countries, including Afghanistan, saying this would allow the US system to fully
recover, adding he would remove anyone who is not a net asset from the country. Earlier, he revealed
one of the National Guardsmen, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, had died from the injuries she received
in Wednesday's shooting. President Trump says many Afghans arrived in the country unvetted
The Saint-Esser trust reminds us that we have no greater national security priority than ensuring
that we have full control over the people that enter and remain in our country
For the most part, we don't want them. Ramanula Lakanwai was one of around 200,000 Afghans who helped the U.S. and Afghanistan
and arrived in the country through refugee and special immigration status. One group who works with those who have been resettled
says the president's verbal attacks worry them. The shooting on Wednesday, unfortunately, this tragic incident
allows President Trump to use this as a pretext to demonise, to vilify and to come after our community
And it's rooted in bigotry and it's rooted in Islamophobia and racism
Authorities have revealed the man taken into custody will now face a murder charge
which could bring with it the death penalty if found guilty. Donald Trump has tried to stop immigration into the US before, but found his way blocked by the courts
So it's not clear how and when he would be able to impose any new ban
Alan Fisher, Al Jazeera, Washington