US EditionBBC World Service - Newshour, Trump Vows Immigration Policy Changes After Shooting
Trump plans to halt migration from all Third World countries and end federal benefits for non-citizens after a shooting by an Afghan national admitted in 2021, officials said.
- On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced plans to pause migration from all 'Third World Countries' after a shooting near the White House, including cases approved under former President Joe Biden.
- On Wednesday, investigators said the shooting was carried out by an Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021 under a resettlement program, prompting an escalation of US migration measures by Trump.
- President Donald Trump outlined policy steps that would end US federal benefits and subsidies for non-citizens, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport those deemed security risks or 'Non-compatible with Western civilization'.
- United Nations agencies appealed to the United States to continue asylum access, with Jeremy Laurence saying they are 'entitled to protection under international law, and that should be given due process'; Reuters reported no immediate White House or USCIS response.
- Unclear definitions of 'Third World Countries' and 'permanently pause' complicate implementation, as Trump did not specify which countries or clarify the scope after Wednesday's shooting.
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After the death of one of the two attacked National Guards, Trump announces further tightening of immigration policy. The suspect had worked with the Americans in Kandahar.
Trump vows to pause migration after D.C. shooting
From The Center Square By Sarah Roderick-Fitch President Donald Trump said Thursday he will pause migration from some countries following the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House. The suspected gunman, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021 under a Biden-era immigration program for Afghans fleeing the Taliban movement. He was reportedly granted asylum this year. U.S. Army Specialist S…
The U.S. government “has stopped all asylum decisions,” announced Friday the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) following President Donald Trump’s order to “stop” immigration from “third world countries” after the Wednesday shooting in Washington. “USCIS has suspended all asylum decisions until we can ensure that every foreigner is inspected and verified at the highest possible level. The safety of the American people is always fir…
Victor Reacts: THANK YOU TRUMP! Send Them All Back!
This could prove to be one of the greatest things that President Trump has ever done. If we continue to import the third world we will become the third world. The Gateway Pundit reported, In a powerful and fiery response to the heartbreaking death of 20-year-old National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who succumbed to her injuries on Thursday following a targeted shooting in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump outlined bold new measures …
Miami, Nov 28 (EFE).- A wave of immigration restrictions ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump, in particular immigrants from “third world countries,” has shaken the U.S. after the shooting by an Afghan against two National Guard agents in Washington, D.C. this week.The suspension of asylum applications, the review of resident cards or “green cards,” and the cutback of tax benefits are some of the measures that Trump has implemented, who has bl…
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