Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday recommended that President Donald Trump implement a full travel ban on countries she said were sending dangerous migrants to the United States. The proposal followed a meeting with the president and came days after a deadly attack on two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, D.C.
“I just met with the President,” Noem wrote on X. “I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom — not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON’T WANT THEM. ‘.”
I just met with the President.
I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.
Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom—not for foreign…
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) December 1, 2025
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told the New York Post that the department would release a list of the countries included in the proposed ban “soon.”
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The proposal is the latest move by the Trump administration aimed at restricting foreign entry following the Thanksgiving eve shooting involving two National Guard members assigned to Washington, D.C. as part of federal crime-reduction efforts.
The administration previously announced that it would halt all asylum decisions and conduct a review of more than 720,000 green-card holders from 19 “countries of concern.”
That earlier announcement came after authorities said Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, shot and killed 20-year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded 24-year-old Guardsman Andrew Wolfe near the White House. The incident occurred last week as the two service members were on duty.
The State Department has also paused visa issuance for individuals traveling with Afghan passports in response to the attack.
Lakanwal entered the United States in 2021 under the Biden-Harris administration’s Operation Allies Welcome program, which brought Afghan nationals to the U.S. following the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
He had previously served in a CIA-backed Afghan military unit that fought against the Taliban, according to officials. He was granted asylum in April, making him eligible to apply for a green card after one year.
Noem addressed the attack last week and tied her recommendation to the administration’s review of immigration and national-security procedures.
“The suspect who shot our brave National Guardsmen is an Afghan national who was one of the many unvetted, mass paroled into the United States under Operation Allies Welcome on September 8, 2021, under the Biden Administration,” Noem said.
“I will not utter this depraved individual’s name. He should be starved of the glory he so desperately wants,” she added.
