After the shooting of two US National Guard troops near the White House, allegedly by an Afghan immigrant, President Donald Trump has vowed to end immigration from all "Third World" countries.

His administration has yet to provide a final list of which countries might be affected, but it appears several Muslim-majority nations are being looked at.

Joseph Edlow, head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, said his agency would conduct a β€œrigorous re-examination” of every permanent resident in the US who has come from a β€œcountry of concern”, possibly widening efforts to deport people with green cards.

Those countries are the 12 listed in a travel ban from earlier this year.

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