President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that his administration would “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” in response to the ambush on two National Guardsmen near the White House on November 26.
The President unveiled the sweeping proposal in a lengthy Truth Social post late on November 27, describing it as a necessary step to “allow the U.S. system to fully recover” following what he called years of “eroded” living conditions fueled by immigration policy.
Trump’s remarks came the day after Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed and fellow Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, was critically wounded in a shooting in Washington, D.C., as reported on by The Dallas Express.
Trump wrote to Truth Social that he intends to terminate “millions of Biden illegal admissions,” including individuals approved through what he called “those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen.”
Trump further stated he would “remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States,” denaturalize individuals who “undermine domestic tranquility,” and deport any foreign national deemed a public charge, security risk, or “non-compatible with Western Civilization.”
“Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation,” Trump added.
The President’s announcement was preceded by other recent actions, including announced plans to negatively favor aliens with communist ties or obesity and other chronic conditions, The Dallas Express reported.
Trump’s latest announcement escalates a series of moves following the attack, according to Reuters. Federal officials confirmed that DHS has launched a wide-ranging review of all asylum cases approved under Biden, as well as green cards issued to nationals of 19 countries.
The alleged gunman, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the U.S. through a resettlement program created after the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. He reportedly received asylum earlier this year under Trump’s own tightened system but was originally admitted under Biden’s Afghan parole initiative, which brought more than 160,000 Afghans into the United States.
Notwithstanding Lakanwal’s legal status, the President took action to cancel Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans. A fact sheet from the National Immigration Forum indicates that TPS for 11,000 recipients from Afghanistan ended on July 22, 2025.
U.N. officials urged the President to maintain due process protections for asylum seekers. “We expect all countries, including the United States, to honor their commitments under the 1953 Refugee Convention,” a spokesman said per Reuters.
The details of Trump’s plan have not yet been made widely known.
However, legal experts note that presidents have wide latitude to restrict the entry of foreign nationals, particularly those outside U.S. territory, a principle affirmed in Trump v. Hawaii (2018), when the Supreme Court upheld Trump’s travel ban affecting several Muslim-majority nations. The 5–4 ruling found the order was “squarely within the scope of presidential authority” under federal law.