US immigration Policy: US President Donald Trump has announced a plan to suspend migration from third-world countries. This announcement was made at a time when an Afghan citizen is accused of opening fire on two National Guard soldiers in Washington.

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

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Donald Trump said he wants to reverse Biden’s millions of illegal admissions. He also said that he wanted to remove anyone whom he considered not to be a net asset to America or incapable of loving the country. Trump also said that any foreign citizen who is not considered a public charge, a security risk or not compatible with Western civilization should be expelled 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 The term is commonly used to refer to poor or “underdeveloped” countries, but is now widely considered outdated and obsolete.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. Joseph Edlow, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), wrote on

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