The United States government has temporarily halted the processing of green card and citizenship applications filed by Nigerians and nationals of several other countries newly affected by President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban, a report by CBS News has revealed.
The latest move, which deepens Washington’s sweeping clampdown on legal immigration, affects thousands of would-be immigrants from Africa and Asia, many of whom are already living legally in the United States and seeking to adjust their status or become American citizens.