Overview
- Trump posted on Truth Social that he will work to “forever” stop migration from all “third-world countries.”
- He threatened to cancel “millions” of entries allowed under President Biden, end federal benefits for non‑citizens, denaturalize certain migrants, and expand deportations.
- The statements followed a Nov. 26 shooting near the White House that killed a National Guard member and critically wounded another, with the suspect in custody after being seriously injured.
- Authorities identified the suspect as 29‑year‑old Afghan national Rakhmanulla Lakanwal, who arrived in 2021 under the evacuation program that resettled more than 70,000 Afghans.
- Radio Svoboda reports Lakanwal served a decade in the Afghan army, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed he worked with U.S. intelligence; defense officials will add 500 Guard troops to about 2,000 already in Washington.