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US Halts Immigration Applications from 19 Countries

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Above: A new U.S. citizen waits to take the Oath of Allegiance in Chicago, Illinois, on June 25, 2025. Image credit: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Mass migration from countries unable to provide reliable security data poses an existential threat to American communities through terror attacks, crime waves and networks controlled by cartels and foreign adversaries. The DCD.C. terrorist attack proves vetting systems failed catastrophically when Afghanistan collapsed, making a nationwide halt on asylum decisions and immigration from high-risk nations the minimum threshold of national security.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that the U.S. will establish a government program rewarding information leading to deportations before Jan. 3, 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.