The Trump administration is pausing immigration applications, including green cards, for people from 19 countries previously banned from travel.

The Trump administration formally halted immigration applications from 19 countries deemed to be a high risk for producing terrorists and other national security threats — hours after a

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has overseen President Trump’s immigration policy, including efforts to detain more immigrants and pause visa applications.

The move affects submissions by people from Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and other countries with travel bans or restrictions imposed by Trump this year.

The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications, including requests for green cards, for people from 19 countries it deems high-risk. Tuesday’s announcement is part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members.

Immigration applications from 19 countries subjected to a travel ban by the Trump administration earlier this year have been paused indefinitely because of national security concerns, the US government agency that processes visas and green cards has said.

A new security review could delay citizenship and family reunification for people with roots in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are creating a police force. This unit is responsible for cracking down on fraudulent immigration applications. The USCIS will train agents and these officers are allowed to carry guns and make arrests.

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.