Kristi Noem\u2019s call comes in the wake of last week\u2019s attack on National Guard members by an asylum seeker in Washington, DC<\/p>\n
The US needs a sweeping travel ban on countries \u201cflooding\u201d America with criminal migrants, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said.
\nThe call comes after an Afghan asylum seeker was identified as the suspect in last week\u2019s shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC. In response, the US has suspended all visa processing for Afghan passport holders.
\nPosting on X on Tuesday, Noem said she had met with President Donald Trump and is \u201crecommending a full travel ban on every damn country that\u2019s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.\u201d
\nShe argued the US was not built \u201cfor foreign invaders\u201d to \u201cslaughter our heroes\u201d or drain taxpayers. \u201cWe don’t want them. Not one,\u201d the official wrote, without specifying which countries would be banned. Trump later shared Noem\u2019s post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n
I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom\u2014not for foreign\u2026\u2014 Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) December 1, 2025 <\/p>\n
The Department of Homeland Security has identified the suspect in custody as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered under a special program launched in 2021 to evacuate vulnerable Afghans after the Taliban retook power. He is facing first-degree murder charges since Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot in the attack, died from her wounds on Thanksgiving Day. Her colleague, Andrew Woolfe, remains critically injured and is still fighting for his life.<\/p>\n
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Afghan asylum seeker identified as suspect in DC National Guard shooting \u2013 media<\/p>\n
Trump blamed his predecessor Joe Biden for allowing Lakanwal into the US and vowed to \u201cpermanently pause migration\u201d from certain countries, adding that immigrants from 19 nations will have their cases re-examined, including those from Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, Haiti, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, and Venezuela.
\nTrump has long called for an overhaul of US asylum regulations as part of a broader immigration crackdown and his stated goal of combating extremism. Since returning to office for his second term, he has vowed to carry out \u201cthe largest deportation\u201d of illegals in US history while also purging federal agencies of \u201cwoke\u201d practices.
\nIn October, the White House slashed the annual refugee admissions cap to 7,500 \u2013 the lowest level on record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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