President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration will work to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover.”
It’s unclear which countries Trump was referring to. “Third world countries,” used by some to define developing nations, has repeatedly been used by Trump as part of his anti-immigration rhetoric.
CNN has reached out the State Department and the White House for clarity.
The comments come after an Afghan national was identified as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, in an attack that has added fuel to Trump’s immigration crackdown.
In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump criticized multiple aspects of US immigration policy and those supporting refugees living in the US.
Trump also said he would end all federal benefits and subsidies to “noncitizens” and “denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.”
“These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations.
