In a dramatic escalation of his administration’s immigration agenda, U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping plans to tighten immigration rules, including an indefinite suspension of migration from all countries he characterized as “Third World Countries”. These comments and proposals followed a fatal shooting near the White House involving an Afghan national, which resulted in the death of a National Guard member.
The Catalyst: Tragedy Near the White House
The President’s forceful proposals were issued late Thursday night, November 27, 2025, just hours after one of the two National Guard members shot the previous day succumbed to her injuries. The two soldiers were shot near the White House on Wednesday. President Trump confirmed that Sarah Beckstrom had died, while the other soldier was “fighting for his life”. Investigators have identified the attacker responsible for the assault as an Afghan national.
President Trump shared his intentions through a pair of posts on Truth Social while calling service members from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Thanksgiving holiday.
A Complete Halt to Migration and Benefit Cuts
In his announcement, President Trump declared that he would “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover”. The term “Third World” was not officially defined by the President, but it loosely refers to nations characterized by higher poverty rates and economic instability.
Beyond the migration pause, the President detailed several other significant policy shifts aimed at reducing the noncitizen population and restricting access to federal resources. Specifically, the plan outlines several key actions:
- Mass Termination of Admissions: Trump said he would terminate “millions” of admissions granted under his predecessor, Joe Biden.
- Removal of Non-Assets: He pledged to remove “anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country”.
- Ending Federal Benefits: Trump plans to end all federal benefits and subsidies currently provided to noncitizens.
- Denaturalization and Deportation: The administration intends to “denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility”. Furthermore, any foreign national described as a “public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization” would face deportation.
Immediate Agency Response and Broader Context
The tragic event led to immediate action by federal agencies responsible for immigration. Following the shooting, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Joseph Edlow announced on X that the agency would initiate a review of every immigrant holding a Green Card who originated from a “country of concern”.
In response to the identified attacker being an Afghan national, USCIS also announced the immediate and indefinite suspension of all immigration requests involving Afghan nationals.
These new, aggressive measures represent an escalation of the already stringent immigration agenda President Trump has pursued since returning to the White House earlier this year. Earlier in June, the administration announced a broad travel ban that covered immigrants from 19 countries, a list which notably included Afghanistan. This latest directive underscores the administration’s commitment to tightening national borders and re-evaluating the status of noncitizens within the U.S..
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