NIGERIA, Nov. 28 -- In a message posted on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump said:

"I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover."

He added that the policy was intended to reverse what he called "millions of Biden illegal admissions" and to restore what he described as damaged living conditions for American citizens.

The president did not define which countries would be classified as "Third World", nor did he publish an official list.

The announcement came one day after US authorities named an Afghan national, Rahmanaullah Lakanwal, 29, as the suspect in a shooting that wounded two members of the National Guard in Washington, DC. One of the guards, Sarah Beckstr...