Trump outlines immigration law days after National Guard shooting
Trump tightens immigration to the US after DC attack
Fox News’ Danamarie McNicholl and law professor John Yoo joined ‘Fox News Live’ to blast the Trump administration’s stricter immigration rules following the shooting of two National Guard members and former President Joe Biden’s use of autopen.
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President Trump on Saturday highlighted a federal law that gives the president broad authority to restrict immigration, just days after unveiling a sweeping new immigration agenda.
In his Truth Social post, Trump highlighted Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows the president to “suspend the entry” of non-U.S. citizens deemed “detrimental” to the national interest.
Citing the law, Trump wrote: “If the President determines that the entry of any alien or any class of aliens into the United States would be prejudicial to the interests of the United States, he may, by proclamation and for such period as he deems necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens, whether immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose such other restrictions on the entry of aliens as he may deem appropriate.”
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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The president made the announcement as his administration’s immigration actions intensify following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Trump on Thursday vowed to halt immigration from “Third World countries,” reverse Biden-era admissions and remove foreign nationals he deems public threats, security risks or “incompatible with Western Civilization.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents review lists of names and hearing times at the Federal Plaza courthouse before making an arrest on June 27, 2025, in New York. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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He argued that the US immigration system was overburdened and said his approach would allow the system to “fully heal”.
Trump also promised to end federal aid to noncitizens, strip citizenship of immigrants accused of undermining “civil peace” and expand deportations.
On Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it was pausing all asylum decisions.
National Guard members Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot in Washington, DC. Beckstrom died following the attack. (United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan citizen, was charged with the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC.
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Following the attack, 20-year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom died. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion and Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.
