Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she is "recommending a full travel ban" for countries that have "been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies," in her immigration missive on the heels of the president directing a reexamination of green cards issued to 19 countries.

Why It Matters

The Trump administration's latest immigration stance arrives in the wake of a deadly attack near the White House involving an Afghan immigrant.

Noem's recommendation of a "full travel ban" comes amid intense debates about national security, border policy and refugee admissions. The recent shooting of two National Guard members in D.C. has heightened scrutiny around immigration vetting processes and escalated political divides over the treatment of people from certain coun

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