President Donald Trump said he will “permanently stop migration” from some countries following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, earlier this week.
In a post on his social media platform Thursday evening, Trump did not specify which countries the pause would affect, saying it would apply to “Third World countries.”
In June, Trump issued a proclamation banning travel to the United States from 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, and imposing travel restrictions on several others.
In Thursday’s post, Trump also listed a series of actions he said the United States would take. although it is still unclear how the Trump administration plans to achieve them.
President Donald Trump delivers a speech about the attack in Washington on National Guard soldiers during a speech from Palm Beach, Florida, on November 26, 2025.
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He said the United States will “end all millions of illegal Biden admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and expel anyone who is not a net asset to America or incapable of loving our country, end all federal benefits and subsidies to non-citizens of our country, denaturalize immigrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any foreign national who is a public charge, security risk, or incompatible with civilization.” “Western”.
The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting, which claimed the life of one National Guard member and left the other in critical condition, is 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
Authorities say Lakanwal came to the United States in 2021 during the Biden administration. He was granted asylum in April 2025 under the Trump administration, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
In Afghanistan, the suspect was involved with Unit Zero, working closely with the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command, according to sources familiar with the investigation. The suspect was a trusted member of that team, which was pursuing American counterterrorism targets, according to the sources.
Trump vowed to crack down on immigration after the shooting, saying Wednesday that the attack “underscores the greatest national security threat facing our nation.”
In the past, Democrats and immigration advocates have rejected the president’s immigration restrictions, including those imposed on asylum seekers, arguing that he has exaggerated national security concerns and turned away millions of needy families.
Trump ordered National Guard troops to Washington this summer. He has also sent National Guard members to other Democratic-led cities such as Chicago and Portland, Oregon.
