Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration” to the US from all “third world countries,” the BBC reports.
The US president wrote in a Truth Social post that the decision would “allow the US system to fully recover” from immigration policies that had eroded the “gains and living conditions” of many Americans. He did not provide details of his plan or name which countries might be affected.
Trump’s comments come a day after an Afghan national was accused of shooting two members of the National Guard in Washington DC, one of whom has died.
This and other announcements after the attack represent a further toughening of Trump’s stance towards immigration, which has long been one of his key issues.
