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The Daily

The Fallout From the National Guard Shooting

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

What began as a horrific shooting of two National Guard members in downtown Washington last week has now led to a set of far-reaching changes to the U.S. immigration system. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was among the Afghans who came to the United States after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Earlier, he served in a paramilitary unit that worked with U.S. forces. Hamed Aleaziz discusses Mr. Lakanwal’s journey to the United States, as well as the Trump administration’s wide-ranging response.

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0:00.0

From New York Times, I'm Michael Bobarrow. This is the Daily.

0:08.5

Heartbreak over the holidays, one of the two National Guard members shot in the ambush attack near the White House has passed away.

0:15.6

In the days since an immigrant from Afghanistan, gunned down two members of the National Guard in Washington,

0:22.3

D.C. In response to that shooting, President Trump is ordering a review of all Afghan nationals

0:27.2

in the U.S. and halting the... He says he has halted all asylum decisions after the ambush

0:32.4

attack on the two National Guard. President Trump has ordered a sweeping new crackdown on immigration.

0:39.0

He's also promising to expel millions of immigrants already here revoking their legal status.

0:43.9

That has left almost no corner of the system untouched.

0:48.7

He claimed he's ready to expel anyone who is, quote, not a net asset to the United States, and he threatened to end

0:55.5

immigration from, quote, all third world countries.

0:58.9

Today, my colleague, Hamid al-Aziz, on the shooter's journey to the United States, and the Trump

1:07.1

administration's wide-ranging response.

1:19.6

Thank you. the Trump administration's wide-ranging response. It's Monday, December 1st.

1:46.8

Hamid, we are turning to you because what began as a horrific shooting in downtown Washington last week has now become a set of far-reaching changes to the U.S. immigration system, which you cover for the Times. Just how far-reaching would you say these changes are? Yeah, you know, even for an administration that has rewritten all

1:55.1

the rules on how to handle immigration, what we've seen in just the last couple days

2:01.7

has been remarkable.

2:03.6

They have blocked pathways for people to come to this country,

2:08.1

to remain in the country,

2:09.9

and at the same time are going back and reviewing

2:12.6

the records of people who are,

2:15.0

have already gained status in the United States. I haven't seen anything like this during my time covering immigration.

2:22.0

That fallout, which we will discuss in detail in this conversation, because it very much feels

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