Homeland Security Secretary Noem: All vetting of Guard shooting suspect took place under Biden

On November 26, 2025, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, allegedly carried out a shooting targeting two members of the West Virginia National Guard near the White House, resulting in critical injuries. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that Lakanwal was radicalized in the U.S. after being granted asylum during the Trump administration, raising concerns about domestic extremism.

On November 26, 2025, an Afghan refugee, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, allegedly shot and critically injured two members of the West Virginia National Guard near the White House in Washington, D.C. Homeland Security officials have attributed the vetting failures of the shooter to the Biden administration, suggesting he may have been radicalized after arriving in the U.S. in 2021.

Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were critically injured in a shooting incident near the White House, leading Trump allies Alina Habba and Tom Homan to criticize the Biden administration's immigration policies as an 'absolute failure.' The suspect, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, had entered the U.S. during the 2021 airlift.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated on 'Meet the Press' that decisions regarding deportation operations are hers, denying accusations of defying a court order to stop deportation flights to El Salvador. She criticized what she termed 'radical decisions' made by 'activist judges.'

An Afghan refugee, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is accused of shooting and critically injuring two members of the West Virginia National Guard near the White House on November 26, 2025. Officials from the Trump administration suggest that Lakanwal may have been radicalized after arriving in the U.S. in 2021.

On November 26, 2025, a shooting incident in Washington, D.C., resulted in the death of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom and critical injuries to another Guardsman, Andrew Wolfe. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was granted asylum under the Trump administration and has been described by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as having been 'radicalized' in the U.S.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on 'Meet the Press' that the U.S. will resume reviewing asylum claims after addressing the backlog of cases that had been halted following a shooting incident involving National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration had previously suspended immigration requests from Afghanistan in response to this incident.

On November 26, 2025, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, was critically injured in an ambush shooting near the White House in Washington, D.C. His family is urging for prayers as he fights for his life following the attack that also left fellow Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom dead.