In an attempt to combat his nation’s “refugee burden,” US President Donald Trump has promised to intensify his immigration crackdown, promising to “permanently pause migration” to the US from all “third-world countries.
Following his announcement that a member of the US National Guard had died following a shooting in Washington, DC, for which an Afghan national has been held accountable, Trump posted on social media.
He did not specify which nations would be impacted or provide any additional information. Such a strategy has already provoked opposition from UN organizations and may encounter legal problems. Following the deadly attack on Wednesday, the president made statements that further hardened his position on immigrants during his second term in office.
Trump pledged to expel any foreigner “from any country who does not belong here” from the United States following the attack on Wednesday. The US halted processing any immigration requests from Afghans that same day, citing a review of “security and vetting protocols” as the reason.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) then said on Thursday that it would reexamine green cards issued to people who immigrated to the US from 19 other countries. The agency did not explicitly mention the attack on Wednesday.
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