Trump Announces Permanent Pause on Third World Migration

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday plans to permanently pause migration from all "Third World Countries" as part of a broader immigration crackdown, following the fatal shooting of a National Guard member near the White House by an Afghan national.

The statement, posted on Trump's Truth Social platform late Thursday evening, came one day after 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly ambushed two National Guard members on duty in Washington, D.C. The attack left 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia dead and her colleague, 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, in critical condition at a local hospital. Investigators identified Lakanwal, who is in custody, as the gunman. According to government records, Lakanwal was granted asylum in the United States this year.

Trump described the policy shift as necessary to allow the U.S. immigration system to "fully recover." In the post, he stated, "I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, 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...