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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he planned to suspend migration from what he called "third-world countries," a day after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers in Washington.
Trump did not specify which countries he meant by the term “Third World.”
During his first term, in January 2017, he signed an executive order that barred entry from several Muslim-majority nations, a move widely labeled the “ Muslim ban.” The order triggered nationwide protests and strong condemnation from U.S. Muslims. Even before taking office, Trump had already called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.
"I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover," Trump wrote on social media.
Trump also vowed to reverse many of the immigration-related policies enacted under the previous Biden administration.
The president said he will "terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country."
His remarks came a day after an Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was identified as the suspected shooter in an attack that killed one National Guard member and wounded another near the White House on Wednesday.
Trump added that he would end all federal benefits and subsidies to non-U.S. citizens, as well as deport any foreign national who is a security risk or "non-compatible with Western Civilization."
His angry post, which ended by wishing Americans a happy Thanksgiving, marked an escalation in the anti-migrant policies of his second term, dominated by a mass deportation campaign.
"These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations," Trump said Thursday.
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