Trump highlights federal law granting presidential power to halt immigration as crackdown escalates
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 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 CHICAGO SOCIETY SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK ALLOWS UNLIMITED ABSENCES FOR ILLEGAL ALIEN CHILDREN AMID ICE OPERATIONSTHEIR PLAN WAS A FLOOD OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OUR ANSWER IS AN IMMIGRATION MORATORIUMThe president s post comes amid intensifying immigration actions by his administration following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D C on Wednesday On Thursday Trump vowed to halt immigration from Third World countries reverse Biden-era admissions and remove foreign nationals he deems general charges prevention risks or non-compatible with Western Civilization TRUMP HAS MADE THE BOUNDARY SECURE AGAIN BUT NOW THE HARD PART BEGINSHe argued that the U S immigration system has been overwhelmed and announced his approach would allow it to fully recover Trump also vowed to end federal benefits for noncitizens denaturalize expatriates accused of undermining domestic tranquility and expand deportations On Friday U S Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS disclosed it had halted all asylum decisions Rahmanullah Lakanwal a -year-old Afghan national has been accused in the shooting of the two National Guard members in Washington D C National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom died after the shooting Andrew Wolfe remains in critical condition Fox News Digital's Landon Mion and Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this summary
