Trump says U.S. to ‘permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries’ after DC shooting
U.S. President Donald Trump shows a printed photo during a meeting with troops at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Thanksgiving holiday on November 27, 2025. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom, one of two National Guard soldiers shot near the White House a day earlier, had died, while the other soldier was “fighting for his life.”
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced sweeping plans to tighten immigration rules, including suspending immigration from “Third World Countries” and rescinding all federal aid and subsidies for “non-citizens” in the country.
In a pair of Truth Social posts late Thursday night, Trump said he would “permanently pause immigration from all Third World Countries to allow for the full recovery of the U.S. system,” without specifying what would be considered a “third world” country. The term generally refers to the following countries: Higher poverty rates and economic instability.
The president also said he would end admissions to “millions” of students under his predecessor Joe Biden and remove “anyone who does not have a clear presence for the United States or the ability to love our Country.”
Trump added that he plans to end all federal aid and subsidies to noncitizens, “denaturalize immigrants who undermine civil peace,” and deport foreign nationals whom he describes as “a public charge, a security risk, or incompatible with Western Civilization.”
His comments came after two National Guard members were shot near the White House on Wednesday, with one of them dying a day later from his injuries. Investigators stated that the attack was carried out by an Afghan national.
Hours after the shooting, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow said: a post on x He said the agency would examine every immigrant who holds a Green Card “from a relevant country.”
The agency is also declared immediately and indefinitely Suspension of all immigration claims for Afghan citizens.
Trump has pursued an aggressive immigration agenda since returning to the White House earlier this year. in june it announced a broad travel ban It includes immigrants from 19 countries, including Afghanistan.
