00:00A day after an Afghan national opened fire on two National Guard members near the White House,
00:24President Donald Trump has announced one of the most sweeping immigration moves in modern U.S. history,
00:32a permanent pause on migration from what he called all third-world countries.
00:37The proposal, unveiled in a fiery Truth Social post,
00:42marks a dramatic escalation in Trump's long-running push to tighten America's borders
00:47and comes at a moment of high tension after the attack
00:51that left one Guard member dead and another fighting for his life.
00:56Trump framed the new policy as a necessary reset,
01:00arguing that decades of immigration have strained the American system.
01:05His plan would do far more than halt new arrivals.
01:09It calls for
01:10terminating what he described as millions of Biden-era admissions,
01:16ending federal benefits for non-citizens,
01:19denaturalizing migrants who undermine domestic tranquility,
01:23deporting anyone deemed a public charge,
01:26security risk, or non-compatible with Western civilization.
01:30He also vowed to reverse what he called the horrendous Afghanistan airlift,
01:37insisting that hundreds of thousands entered the country totally unvetted.
01:42The remarks came just hours after Trump blamed the National Guard shooting
01:47on failed vetting under the Biden administration.
01:50He has since ordered a massive review of asylum decisions,
01:54green cards issued to people from 19 countries,
01:57and all immigration approvals granted since 2021.
02:01As you may know, DHS has confirmed that the suspect is an Afghan national
02:06flown here by the previous administration,
02:10who was such a bad administration.
02:14And I have a picture of a plane.
02:18This is what it looked like when they came in.
02:20It was total bedlam.
02:21Do you remember that period of time?
02:23Total bedlam.
02:25People crammed onto the plane.
02:27And the toughest, meanest, most capable physically got on the plane.
02:34Not the people that we were looking for or that they wanted to bring in.
02:38Here's a picture for you.
02:39Just take a look at that plane.
02:41Standing on top of each other and sitting on top of each other.
02:44This is what we had under the Biden administration.
02:47Trump officials say the new crackdown began almost immediately.
02:51Within 24 hours of the shooting,
02:53the Department of Homeland Security confirmed a sweeping review of asylum cases,
02:58while U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced re-examinations of green cards
03:04and stricter screening ahead.
03:06The administration has already moved aggressively on visas,
03:10revoking nearly 80,000 in recent months for offenses ranging from DUI to assault.
03:16Trump ended his statement with a warning and a holiday jab, writing,
03:22Happy Thanksgiving to all.
03:24Except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for.
03:30You won't be here for long.
03:32The announcement signals that immigration will once again be a defining battle for Trump's presidency,
03:38now supercharged by a deadly shooting just steps from the nation's seat of power.
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