After the Washington Shooting: Trump Promises Radical Changes to U.S. Immigration Policy
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his team is working on a policy that would “fully and permanently” halt migration from all so-called “third world countries.” He made this statement in his social network, Truth Social.
As reported by ThePublic.info, citing data from Reuters, the president did not specify which countries are included in this category or how exactly the policy would be implemented.
Trump also pledged to reverse “millions of entries” that were permitted during Joe Biden’s presidency. In addition, he stated that he intends to strip all non-U.S. citizens of federal benefits and subsidies. The president emphasized that he plans to denaturalize migrants who “undermine domestic peace” and deport any foreign national considered a burden to society, a security threat, or “incompatible with Western civilization.”
His remarks followed a shooting incident in Washington, D.C., near the White House, in which a U.S. National Guard servicewoman was killed and another was severely injured. The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Afghan citizen Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who was wounded during his arrest. His motives are still unknown.
According to ThePublic.info, Lakanwal arrived in the United States in September 2021 as part of the evacuation of Afghan nationals after the Taliban regained control. He entered the country under a special resettlement program for individuals who assisted U.S. forces during the war in Afghanistan and could be at risk of persecution. Overall, more than 70,000 Afghans arrived in the U.S. through this program.
It is known that Lakanwal served in the Afghan army for ten years and also worked with the CIA during the U.S. military presence in the country — this was confirmed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Trump described the shooting as “an act of evil, an act of hate, and an act of terror.”
Following the incident, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services suspended the processing of all citizenship applications submitted by Afghan nationals. The attack, which took place on November 26 just a few blocks from the White House, is expected to reignite debate over Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in several major U.S. cities to combat rising crime.
In response to the attack, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that an additional 500 National Guard troops will be sent to Washington, D.C., on top of the two thousand service members already stationed there. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser called the attack “horrific and unacceptable,” noting that the suspect is in custody and “will be held fully accountable under the law.”
