Trump says US will 'permanently pause' migration from 'third world countries'
13 days ago
- #Donald Trump
- #national security
- #immigration
- Donald Trump announces a plan to 'permanently pause migration' from 'third-world countries' to the U.S.
- The announcement follows a shooting in Washington DC by an Afghan national, which Trump links to national security threats.
- U.S. suspends processing immigration requests from Afghans and plans to re-examine green cards issued to migrants from 19 countries.
- Trump pledges to end federal benefits for noncitizens and remove those not deemed a 'net asset' to the U.S.
- Critics argue Trump's response scapegoats migrants, with no clear motive established for the DC shooting.
- The suspect in the DC shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the U.S. in 2021 under a special immigration program for Afghans who worked with U.S. forces.
- One National Guard member died from injuries sustained in the shooting, with another critically injured.