US immigration policy: Donald Trump has announced plans to suspend immigration from third-world countries. This announcement comes after an Afghan civilian attacked two National Guard soldiers in Washington.

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US Immigration Policy: US President Donald Trump has announced plans to suspend immigration from third-world countries. This announcement comes amid allegations that an Afghan national opened fire on two National Guard soldiers in Washington.

Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that while America has progressed technologically, current immigration policy has undermined these advances. He said that all immigration from third-world countries must be stopped so that the American system can fully recover.

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Donald Trump said he wants to reverse millions of Biden's illegal admissions. He also said he wants to remove anyone he considers not a net asset to America or incapable of loving the country. Trump also said that any foreign national deemed a public charge, a security risk, or incompatible with Western civilization should be deported from the country.

History of the term Third-World

The concept of "First, Second, and Third World" dates back to the Cold War, when the world was divided into the US-backed Western Bloc and the communist Eastern Bloc, with neutral countries and the rest classified as the Third World. The term is commonly used to refer to poor or "underdeveloped" countries, but it is now widely considered outdated and obsolete.

Trump's crackdown on immigrants continues.

The Trump administration said on November 28 that it would review the immigration status of every permanent resident or green card holder from Afghanistan and 18 other countries. "At the direction of POTUS, I have ordered a full, comprehensive, and rigorous investigation of every green card holder from every country," Joseph Edlow, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), wrote on X.

When asked which countries Edlow was referring to, a USCIS spokesperson told AFP that the list was created in accordance with Trump's executive order in June 2025, which classified 19 countries as 'of identified concern'.