Overview
- U.N. agencies called on Washington to continue allowing asylum seekers to enter and to ensure fair procedures following Trump's freeze pledge.
- U.N. human rights office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said people seeking asylum are entitled to protection under international law with due process.
- UNHCR spokesperson Eujin Byun emphasized access to territory and a fair asylum process, noting that most refugees are law-abiding members of host communities.
- Trump vowed to halt immigration from what he called "Third World" countries after a Nov. 26 shooting near the White House.
- Investigators say the suspect in the shooting is an Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021, and Trump also said he would send 500 additional National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as a judge's order to end the deployment remains on hold for 21 days.