Trump says he will permanently pause' migration from third world countries' after national guard shooting

"In a social media post beginning with a very happy Thanksgiving, sent after 11pm on Thursday, the US president said his administration would end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States. It as not clear how the president would enact such a pause in migration. Previous bans issued by his administration have faced challenges in the courts and in Congress."

"Authorities suspect the shooting was carried out by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021 under a Biden-era programme that evacuated and resettled tens of thousands from Afghanistan after the chaotic US withdrawal from the country. He was granted asylum in April this year, under the Trump administration, Reuters reported, and on Thursday the CIA confirmed he worked with military units backed by the agency during the US war in Afghanistan."

"The president's late-night post appeared to mark an escalation in the anti-migrant policies of his second term, which has been dominated by a campaign of mass deportations. In his post, the president attacked migrants living in the US, and singled out Somali communities in Minnesota, after last week promising to end temporary protected status for people from Somalia in the state."

President Trump posted late on Thanksgiving that his administration would end federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens, remove anyone who is not a net asset, and permanently pause migration from third-world countries. The plan’s enactment was unspecified, and prior migration bans faced legal and congressional challenges. Two National Guard members were shot near the White House; Sarah Beckstrom died and Andrew Wolfe remains critically injured. Authorities suspect Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered in September 2021 under an evacuation programme and was later granted asylum, and who reportedly worked with US-backed military units in Afghanistan. The post also targeted migrants, singling out Somali communities in Minnesota.

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