Trump says he will pause immigration from ‘third-world countries’ after shooting

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President Donald Trump said that the United States will “permanently pause” all immigration from “third-world countries” and pursue a policy of “reverse migration” in response to the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. 

Trump’s social media post on immigration followed his announcement of the death of Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two guard members shot in the attack close to the White House on Wednesday. Beckstrom, a National Guard member from West Virginia, was 20 years old.

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