President Trump said Thursday night that he would \u201cpermanently pause\u201d migration from some countries and remove many migrants already in the United States, the latest announcement tightening immigration policy in response to the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington.<\/p>\n
In two Truth Social posts, he wrote that he would stop migration from \u201call Third World Countries\u201d to enable \u201cthe U.S. system to fully recover.\u201d He did not elaborate on which countries he meant or how he would achieve his aim.<\/p>\n
Since the attack, which killed one of the soldiers, the Trump administration has issued a series of announcements tightening the immigration system, including pausing immigration from Afghanistan<\/a> specifically.<\/p>\n Thursday night\u2019s posts also seemed to target migrants who had become citizens. Mr. Trump said he would \u201cdenaturalize\u201d migrants \u201cwho undermine domestic tranquillity\u201d and remove people from the country who were \u201cnon-compatible with Western Civilization,\u201d without detailing whom it would apply to or how.<\/p>\n Hours before the posts were published, Mr. Trump announced the death of U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom<\/a>, 20, one of the National Guard members who was shot on Wednesday. The other victim was identified as Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, who officials said on Friday was in critical condition.<\/p>\n Both victims had been deployed to Washington since August as part of what the Trump administration has described as a crackdown on crime.<\/p>\n The suspect in the shooting, whom officials identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal<\/a>, was in custody after being shot by other National Guard soldiers during the attack. The authorities said he had driven from Washington State to carry out the attack. He is being charged with first degree murder, among other charges, officials said.<\/p>\n Mr. Lakanwal was once part of a C.I.A.-backed paramilitary group<\/a> working in Afghanistan and moved to the United States under a Biden-era immigration program for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule.<\/p>\n On Thursday, after Mr. Lakanwal was identified as the suspect, Joseph Edlow, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, announced new guidance<\/a> introducing more \u201cnegative factors\u201d for officials to consider in immigration cases of people from 19 countries. The change in guidance was under consideration<\/a> before the shooting.<\/p>\n The administration said it would also re-examine \u201cevery Green Card\u201d for immigrants from those 19 countries, which are subject to a travel ban enacted in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the Thursday night social media posts, Mr. Trump singled out refugees from Somalia, who he claimed, without offering evidence, were \u201ccompletely taking over the once great State of Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n