The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the new directive in a Dec. 2 policy memo. The agency cited concerns about national security and public safety following the shooting of two National Guard members by a suspect of Afghan nationality. One was killed and another seriously wounded.

The case was brought to the Supreme Court by the Trump administration, asking the justices for emergency relief.

The quicker expiration dates primarily will affect immigrants seeking asylum or other forms of humanitarian protections.

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.

The Trump administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to step into a years-old legal battle over a policy that bars immigration judges from expressing their personal views in public, a case that could have wider consequences for federal workers.

The Trump administration said it would reduce the period of time that work permits are valid for refugees, asylees and other immigrants granted legal protections in the U.S.

The Trump administration moved to restrict immigration after an Afghan national shot two members of the National Guard in D.C.

President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown, prompted by the shooting of two National Guard members, means he has now halted or significantly tightened every form of foreign entry into the US,

Heightened concerns are growing out of the current focus on immigrants in the wake of the Nov. 26 shooting of two National Guard members.

A new poll adds to a slate of recent surveys suggesting Californians’ support is waning for Trump’s harshest immigration enforcement policies.

CNN’s Boris Sanchez speaks with Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) about the scope of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The president has halted or significantly tightened every legal and illegal form of foreign entry into the US.