(ABC NEWS)– Some naturalization ceremonies for people that were set to be sworn in as U.S. citizens from the 19 countries that have been put on the Trump administration’s new travel ban list have been placed on pause, according to multiple sources.
Naturalization ceremonies scheduled for later this week were canceled for nationals from Venezuela, Iran, and Afghanistan, sources said.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services last week placed a pause on all immigration asylum cases pending a full review, following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.
The pause applies to approvals and denials of all form types, including final adjudications of all cases for individuals from the 19 travel ban countries.
An immigration attorney told ABC News that some people from

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