USCIS suspends in-person care for migrants on January 19-20 for fear of attacks

The Office of Immigration and Citizenship Services ( USCIS ) announced that it will suspend in-person care in the next few days 19 and 20, in order to “ensure the safety” of employees and people with appointments .

As noted by the federal agency in a statement released on Friday, the temporary suspension covers all local offices, asylum offices and assistance centers.

He added that those people who had appointments for those days will receive a notification in which they will be informed of the new date.

The assault on the Capitol in Washington by of radical supporters of the President Donald Trump , which occurred on January 6, has motivated federal and state authorities to have reinforced and expanded the security devices in the capital for the next few days.

The National Mall, the park that houses the most emblematic monuments s of Washington and the famous esplanade where crowds have gathered, will be closed next Wednesday as part of the tight security measures in place for the inauguration that day of President-elect Joe Biden.

The alert has even been extended to state capitals, to where National Guard troops have been deployed and since this weekend they monitor local government headquarters to prevent outbreaks of violence.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) has alerted in an internal bulletin about the Threat of armed protests throughout the country , of an “uprising” at the national level and of a new attempt to assault the Capitol from Sunday until the taking of possession of Democrat Biden as new president.