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Trump vows to suspend 'third world' migration after shooting

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Alex Forrest Whiting
November 28, 2025

The US president says he'll freeze migration from "third world countries" after the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House. The main suspect in Wednesday's shooting is an Afghan national.

A 20-year-old US National Guard member was killed and another critically injured in a daylight ambush near the White House. Authorities say a lone gunman armed with a .357 revolver opened fire without warning. The suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan national who served with US troops, faces first-degree murder charges. President Trump responded by calling for stricter border controls. On social media, he even said he would "permenantly pause migration from all Third World Countries."

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