• Trump will permanently pause migration from all 'Third World Countries'.
• This decision follows a shooting incident involving two National Guard members.
• He aims to reverse admissions made during the Biden administration.
• Federal benefits for noncitizens will be eliminated under this new policy.
• A review of green card applications from specific countries will be conducted.

US President Donald Trump announced a plan to "permanently pause migration" from all “Third World Countries” as part of sweeping immigration reforms, following a shooting incident involving two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., where one member died. Trump stated, "I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the US system to fully recover," on his social media platform Truth Social. He added that this pause would include reversing "all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions," referencing policies enacted under his predecessor, Joe Biden, according to aa and Middle East Eye.

Trump's announcement comes just after an Afghan national was identified as a suspect in the ambush shooting of the National Guard members. This incident has heightened his rhetoric against immigration, which he believes poses a threat to national security. In his posts, he criticized the previous administration’s immigration policies and vowed to remove “anyone who is not a net asset to the United States.” Trump’s comments were echoed across numerous reports emphasizing a perceived link between immigration and social dysfunction in America, according to Reuters and ABC News.

In addition to halting immigration, Trump declared he would end all federal benefits and subsidies for noncitizens and called for the deportation of any individuals considered public charges or security risks. "I will denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility,” Trump asserted, emphasizing a strict approach to immigration enforcement. This strategy aligns with his past actions to impose tighter immigration restrictions, as reflected in ongoing discussions about the policies that have governed immigration practices in recent years, according to South China Morning Post and Al Jazeera.

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security have indicated that there will be a review of green card applications from designated 'countries of concern', which include nations typically classified as developing or unstable. While Trump did not explicitly list these countries, earlier proclamations indicate that countries such as Afghanistan, Haiti, and Yemen are likely included. This move is in line with the administration's broader concerns about national security following the recent shooting, which the president has characterized as an "act of terror," reports India Times and Channel News Asia.