U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping new immigration policy that would bar Nigerians and citizens of several developing nations from entering the United States, declaring an indefinite halt on migration from what he described as “Third World countries.”
Trump made the remarks on Friday while outlining an aggressive overhaul of America’s immigration system, saying the move is necessary to “allow the U.S. system to fully recover” and reverse what he called “millions of illegal admissions” under the Biden administration.
“I will permanently pause migration from all Third World countries… and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States,” Trump said. He further stated that individuals who “cannot love our Country,” as well as non-citizens considered public charges or security threats, would face removal.
He also threatened to strip citizenship from migrants who, according to him, “undermine domestic tranquillity,” adding that federal benefits and subsidies would no longer be available to non-citizens.
The president cited controversial figures regarding the foreign-born population in the U.S., claiming that 53 million immigrants—whom he alleged largely depend on welfare or hail from troubled regions, prisons, gangs, or drug cartels—are placing a heavy strain on American taxpayers.
“A migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family,” Trump claimed, insisting the real number of immigrants is “much higher” than official data suggests.
Trump argued that the rise in refugee arrivals and migration patterns encouraged by past policies have contributed to social instability in the United States, blaming immigration for crime, failing schools, overstretched hospitals, housing shortages, and “large deficits.”
His comments come just days after two National Guardsmen were shot near the White House in Washington, D.C., an incident that has further heightened political tensions around national security and border control.
