Homeland Security: US Needs Travel Ban on ‘Killer’ Migrants

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Kristi Noem’s advocacy follows last week’s assault on National Guard personnel by an asylum seeker in Washington, DC

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has asserted that the United States requires a comprehensive travel restriction targeting nations she claims are “flooding” America with unlawful immigrants.

This demand comes after an Afghan asylum seeker was identified as the alleged perpetrator in a shooting incident last week involving two National Guard members in Washington, DC. Consequently, the US has halted all visa processing for individuals holding Afghan passports.

On Tuesday, Noem posted on X, stating that following a meeting with President Donald Trump, she is “advocating for a complete travel prohibition on every single country that has been inundating our nation with murderers, parasites, and individuals reliant on welfare.”

She contended that the U.S. was not established “for foreign intruders” to “kill our heroes” or burden taxpayers. The official wrote, “We do not want them. Not a single one,” without naming the specific nations that would face restrictions. Trump subsequently reposted Noem’s message on Truth Social.

The Department of Homeland Security has identified Rahmanullah Lakanwal as the detained suspect. He reportedly entered the country through a special program initiated in 2021 to assist in the evacuation of at-risk Afghans following the Taliban’s resurgence. Lakanwal faces first-degree murder charges, as Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot during the incident, succumbed to her injuries on Thanksgiving Day. Her fellow service member, Andrew Woolfe, is still in critical condition and continues to battle for his life.

Trump attributed Lakanwal’s entry into the US to his predecessor, Joe Biden, and pledged to “permanently halt migration” from specific countries. He further stated that immigration cases from 19 nations, including Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, Haiti, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, and Venezuela, would undergo re-evaluation.

Trump has consistently advocated for a reform of US asylum policies as part of a wider immigration enforcement effort and his stated objective of countering extremism. He has pledged that, should he return for a second term, he would execute “the most extensive deportation” of undocumented immigrants in US history, concurrently eliminating “woke” practices from federal agencies.

Last October, the White House significantly reduced the yearly cap for refugee admissions to 7,500, marking the lowest figure ever recorded.