Trump Announces Permanent Pause on Migration from All ‘Third World’ Countries After Killing of National Guard Member
- Trump policy shift follows killing of US service member and new Green Card review
- USCIS cites security risks as new guidance covers 19 high-risk countries
US President Donald Trump said he will “permanently pause” migration from all “third world” countries. He announced the move after an Afghan national allegedly killed US Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and critically injured US Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe. The statement came on Friday, as the administration pushed a sharper crackdown on immigration.
Trump said the government will conduct a “rigorous” review of all Green Cards issued to immigrants from “every country of concern”. He said the United States must act now to control security threats and reduce what he described as pressures created by earlier policies.
He posted that he will “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the US system to fully recover”. He also said he will “terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions” and “remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States”. Trump added that he would end federal benefits for noncitizens and would “denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility”.
Trump also said “Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation”. He confirmed that Beckstrom had died, while Wolfe remained in critical condition. The accused, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, had arrived under the Biden-era programme called Operation Allies Welcome after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Later, Trump criticised US immigration policies and said the country has “53 million people, most of which are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels”. He said this burden affects schools, crime, hospitals, housing and deficits. He also criticised Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in a separate post.
USCIS Director Joseph Edlow said he had ordered a full re-examination of every Green Card issued to people from countries of concern. The guidance is effective for all requests pending or filed on or after November 27, 2025. He said the new process will consider “negative, country-specific factors” for applicants from 19 high-risk nations including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Venezuela and Yemen.
Edlow said earlier vetting systems were weakened by the previous administration. He said the updated guidance helps officers decide whether an applicant is a public safety or national security risk. Trump called the shooting a “terrorist attack” and said the accused “went cuckoo”. (Maxim News)
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