Trump tightens US immigration after DC shooting
Fox News' Danamarie McNicholl and law professor John Yoo join 'Fox News Live' to break down the Trump administration's tighter immigration guidelines after two National Guard members were shot and former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen.
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President Trump on Saturday pointed to a federal law that grants the president broad authority to restrict immigration just days after unveiling a sweeping new immigration agenda.
In a Truth Social post, Trump highlighted Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows the president to "suspend the entry" of non-U.S. citizens whenever it is deemed "detrimental" to the national interest.
"Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate," Trump wrote, quoting the law.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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The president posted amid intensifying immigration actions by his administration after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.
On Thursday, Trump vowed to halt immigration from "Third World countries," reverse Biden-era admissions and remove foreign nationals he considers public threats, security risks or "non-compatible with Western Civilization."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents look over lists of names and their hearing times inside the Federal Plaza courthouse before making arrests June 27, 2025, in New York. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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He argued that the U.S. immigration system has been overwhelmed and said his approach would allow it to "fully recover."
Trump also vowed to end federal benefits for noncitizens, denaturalize migrants accused of undermining "domestic tranquility" and expand deportations.
On Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it had halted all asylum decisions.
National Guard members Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot in Washington, D.C. Beckstrom died after the attack. (United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, has been accused in the shooting of the two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.
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National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died after the shooting. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition.
Fox News Digital's Landon Mion and Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.
Sophia Compton is a Writer at Fox News Digital. Sophia was previously a business reporter covering finance, energy and tourism and has experience as a TV news producer. She graduated with a journalism degree in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
