Joseph Edlow

Trump Announces 'Permanent Pause' on Immigration from 'Third World Countries' Using Racist Terminology

2025-11-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

On Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2025, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social his intention to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” in response to the National Guard shooting two days earlier. The announcement, using terminology widely considered …

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USCIS Halts All Afghan Asylum Decisions After DC Shooting: Collective Punishment for Entire Nation

2025-11-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On November 27, 2025, USCIS Director Joseph Edlow announced that the agency would halt all asylum decisions for Afghan nationals indefinitely, declaring the pause would continue “until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible.” The announcement …

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