Washington: US authorities “immediately” stops immigration from Afghanistan – “hellhole on earth,” says Trump | EUROtoday

After the gun assault in Washington with two critically injured National Guard troopers, there may be nice horror. The case shocked the USA simply earlier than the essential Thanksgiving vacation. The pictures have been fired on Wednesday afternoon (native time) in entrance of a subway cease within the heart of the capital.

The U.S. authorities introduced Wednesday that it had stopped processing immigration purposes from Afghanistan, simply hours after officers in Washington arrested an Afghan man who fired the pictures. This is reported by the “New York Times”.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) wrote on

The shooter, who was additionally injured, entered the United States in 2021 as a part of a Biden-era immigration program for Afghans who left their nation after the Taliban overthrew the federal government, in response to the New York Times. The man is a former native employee from Afghanistan.

Trump on Afghanistan: “Hellhole on Earth”

US President Donald Trump condemned the act in an tackle to the nation. “This heinous attack was an act of evil, an act of hate and an act of terror,” Trump stated. He introduced that every one Afghans who got here to the USA beneath his predecessor Joe Biden could be re-vetted. Trump referred to as the shooter an “animal” and stated he should “pay the highest possible price.” Trump referred to as Afghanistan a “hellhole on earth” in his speech.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegeseth stated after the assault that Trump had instructed him to ship 500 extra National Guard troops to Washington.

Other politicians throughout celebration traces additionally criticized the act and expressed their sympathy for the victims and their households. “Violence has no place in America,” former Democratic US President Barack Obama wrote in a publish on

Gavin Newsom, Democratic Governor of California, made related statements. “Violence of any kind against the brave men and women in uniform who selflessly serve our communities and our country cannot be tolerated.” The taking pictures of National Guard members in Washington was “horrible and unacceptable.” “Jen and I are praying for the soldiers, their families and the entire National Guard community.”

Elon Musk, tech billionaire and former particular adviser to the Trump administration, additionally expressed his condolences – and referred to as for penalties. “My deepest condolences go out to the families of the two National Guardsmen murdered in cold blood today,” Musk wrote on X. “How many more innocent people must die before our broken system is reformed? Radical action is needed.”

Vance needs to “double down” on deportation efforts

On X, Vice President JD Vance praised US Defense Secretary Hegseth’s announcement that he would ship extra troopers to the capital. “We are all heartbroken by the loss of our brave National Guardsmen,” Vance wrote. “They are the best in the world, we are lucky to have them and today is a brutal reminder of what we ask of them every day.”

“Many of our constituents will demand not just words but actions, and that is a completely appropriate response. We will first bring the shooter to justice and then redouble our efforts to deport people who have no right to be in our country,” Vance wrote in one other publish on the web platform.

Blaming on-line

Meanwhile, there have been additionally mutual accusations on social networks. Some argued that the National Guard mustn’t have been stationed in Washington in any respect and was thereby unnecessarily endangered. Others blamed rhetoric from Democratic members of Congress for the assault.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem condemned the act and warned of accelerating hostility in direction of the troopers. “These men and women of the National Guard are mothers, fathers, sisters, daughters – children of God – who enforce the same basic public safety and immigration laws that have been in place for decades,” Noem additionally wrote on X. “The politicians and media who continue to vilify our men and women in uniform need to take a long, hard look in the mirror.”

Trump adviser and White House deputy chief of employees Stephen Miller criticized that the US “has never faced a threat like this.” 20 million folks have been dropped at our nation from the “failed societies of the world” – “without checking, without conditions, without rules,” Miller instructed Fox News. “For four years they have flooded this country – and now more blood is being shed as a result,” he added, referring to the time period of former Democratic President Joe Biden.

The US group AfghanEvac, which advocates for Afghans, warned in opposition to exploiting the assault for political functions. The remoted act of 1 particular person shouldn’t be used as an excuse to discredit a complete group, it stated in an announcement. This doesn’t contribute to safety, however reasonably drives social division.