Trump Action Archive

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• Trump administration paused immigration applications from 19 countries — On the evening of December 2, 2025, the Trump administration implemented a policy pausing all immigration applications from 19 countries and halting the processing of green cards and citizenship applications. Federal authorities announced they would target Somali immigrants in Minneapolis–St. Paul in an upcoming sweep, despite the fact that approximately 95% of Somalis in Minnesota are already U.S. citizens and about 50% were born in the U.S.
• USCIS halts immigration applications from 19 countries under travel restrictions — On December 3, 2025, US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a policy memo imposing an immediate "adjudicative hold" on all asylum applications and ordering a comprehensive re-review of individuals from 19 "high-risk countries" who entered the US after January 20, 2021. The 19 countries—Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen—are already under partial or full US travel restrictions. The action follows the shooting of two national guard members in Washington DC by an Afghan national granted asylum earlier in 2025.

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• Trump vows to strip citizenship from naturalized immigrants and pause migration from "third-world countries" — Over Thanksgiving, President Trump announced plans to strip US citizenship from naturalized immigrants "who undermine domestic tranquility," permanently pause migration from all "third-world countries," and deport any foreign national deemed "non-compatible with Western Civilization." These statements represent a sweeping attack on naturalized citizenship rights and blanket restrictions on immigration based on national origin and cultural criteria.
• Trump announces plan to denaturalize naturalized citizens and permanently pause migration from "Third World Countries" — In a Thanksgiving social media post, Trump announced a dramatic purge of immigrants, stating he would "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries," "terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions," "remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States," "end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens," "denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility," and "deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization." The denaturalization proposal targets the nation's 24.5 million naturalized citizens. From 1990 to 2017, only about 11 people per year lost citizenship, typically for hidden criminal activity or human rights violations.
• Trump announced permanent pause on migration from "Third World Countries" and denaturalization policy — On Truth Social, Trump announced his administration will "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries" and stated the US will "remove anyone who is not a net asset," denaturalize migrants deemed to undermine "domestic tranquility," and deport foreign nationals classified as public charges, security risks, or "non-compatible with Western Civilization." The announcement provided no implementation details but signaled a sweeping expansion of immigration restrictions beyond existing policy.
• Trump threatened to de-naturalize immigrant citizens — President Trump threatened to revoke citizenship from immigrants who have already become American citizens, claiming they are "non-compatible with Western civilization." This threat targets naturalized citizens based on national origin.
• Trump posted offensive social media message threatening citizenship stripping on Thanksgiving — On Thanksgiving at midnight, President Trump posted on his social media account threatening to strip citizenship from naturalized immigrants, used an offensive slur to describe Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and ended with a message excluding those who "hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for." The post raised concerns among officials and medical experts about the president's mental acuity and fitness for office.

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• Trump administration revokes legal status for 530,000 immigrants — The Trump administration, through the Department of Homeland Security, announced the revocation of temporary legal status for over 530,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. This decision, signed by Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem, ends a Biden-era parole program that allowed these individuals to live and work in the U.S. with two-year work permits. The revocation will take effect on April 24, 2025, potentially making these individuals vulnerable to deportation if they lack other legal protections.