US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members

Tributes near the site where two National Guard members were shot in Washington (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people travelling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in a critical condition.

Investigators continued on Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting, in which the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, now faces charges including first-degree murder.