Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries”, a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that authorities suspect was carried out by an Afghan national. It was unclear how he would carry out such a pause, as his previous attempts have been challenged by the courts and Congress. Authorities suspect the shooting was carried out by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the US in September 2021 after the country’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. He did not identify the countries he intended to target or specify what he meant by the phrase. Sign upSign up for the US morning briefingFirst Thing is delivered to thousands of inboxes every weekday.
