President Donald Trump has announced that his administration intends to impose a permanent halt on migration from what he described as “all third-world countries,” arguing that the United States must fully rebuild its internal systems before accepting new arrivals.
In a message posted on the social platform Truth Social, Trump outlined sweeping proposals to end all federal benefits and assistance for non-citizens.
He asserted that his administration would remove immigrants he views as undermining domestic stability and deport any foreign national considered a public burden, a security risk, or incompatible with what he called Western civilization.
The US is also launching a comprehensive review of all green cards issued to individuals from 19 countries Washington classifies as “of concern.” The directive follows Trump’s order to intensify immigration controls after a recent shooting targeting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.
Joe Edlow, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, wrote in a post on Thursday that he had ordered a “thorough and precise re-examination of every green card issued to foreign nationals from each country of concern,” according to CNN.
When asked for further clarification, USCIS referred to the 19 nations listed in a presidential proclamation issued in June.
The countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
The new measures reflect one of the most sweeping efforts by the Trump administration to restrict immigration and reshape long-standing federal policies on legal status, residency, and access to public benefits.
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