In the immediate aftermath of an attack on two U.S. National Guard members in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump announced a significant policy change targeting migration from nations he termed “Third World Countries.” The incident occurred Wednesday, prompting swift action from the White House.
President Trump stated via social media: “A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens… who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided and disrupted for being ‘Politically Correct,’ and just plain STUPID when it comes to Immigration.” He emphasized his stance on immigration, calling the current influx a result of “Biden illegal admissions.”
Trump’s full statement included: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries… end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens… denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge or security risk.” He specifically mentioned the need to terminate “millions of Biden illegal admissions,” including those processed by an unauthorized Autopen system.
The D.C. attack involved two individuals with Afghan nationality, whom Trump referenced as being let into the United States under a Biden-era program during the Afghanistan withdrawal. The President’s remarks directly tied the incident to his criticism of recent immigration policies.
“This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America,” Trump wrote, citing examples like “hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia” overwhelming states such as Minnesota and associating it with increased crime rates and social disruption.
The administration now faces the task of implementing these new restrictions on migration.
