US President Donald Trump has unveiled a hard-line immigration blueprint, declaring that he intends to block migration from all so-called Third World countries so the American system can “reset”.
In a statement released on 28 November, Trump said he would revoke the millions of admissions authorised during Joe Biden’s tenure, including those approved through the president’s Autopen. He insisted that only individuals who contribute positively to the United States – and profess loyalty to it – should be allowed to remain.
“I will permanently pause migration from all Third World countries to allow the US system to fully recover, cancel the millions of Biden’s illegal admissions – including those signed by Sleepy Joe’s Autopen – and remove anyone who is not a net asset to America or incapable of loving our country,” he said.
He went further, promising to cut federal benefits for non-citizens, strip citizenship from migrants accused of undermining national stability, and deport anyone deemed a public charge, a security threat, or fundamentally incompatible with Western values.
He argued that the measures are designed to sharply reduce what he characterised as illegal and destabilising populations, including those admitted through what he labelled an unlawful Autopen approval mechanism.
The announcement came days after he abruptly scrapped Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals living in Minnesota. In a post on Truth Social on 22 November, Trump painted Minnesota as a breeding ground for fraud under Governor Tim Walz, accusing Somali “gangs” of intimidating residents while vast sums mysteriously vanished.
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Declaring the state an epicentre of wrongdoing, he ordered that Somalis under TPS be returned to their country of origin.
“Minnesota, under Governor Walz, is a hub of fraudulent money-laundering activity. I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota,” he wrote, adding that the individuals should be “sent back”.
Minnesota is home to the country’s largest Somali community, many having arrived after fleeing decades of conflict. Yet a congressional report in August revealed that only around 705 Somalis nationwide were protected under TPS.
Trump has already revoked TPS for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans and 500,000 Haitians who had been protected under Biden. His administration is also dismantling safeguards previously extended to migrants from Cuba, Syria, and several other developing nations.
The broader strategy aligns neatly with his campaign promise to deport millions if returned to the White House. The machinery of that plan is now grinding into motion.