The Trump administration on Tuesday halted immigrant visa applications for 19 countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety, according to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) memo .

The pause applies to people who were already subject to partial restrictions implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump in June and includes both green card and citizenship applicants.

The countries facing immigration bans are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Heightened controls have also been imposed on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

The memo outlining the new policy mentions the shooting of two U.S. National Guard members

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