Trump suspends asylum decisions indefinitely
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After a shooting that wounded National Guard members near the White House, President Donald Trump said he would suspend asylum decisions indefinitely, saying there was "no time limit."
Reposted by David R. Miller
Reporter: How long does your admin plan to pause asylum?
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reporter: How long does your admin plan to pause asylum?
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
Emma Lazarus, 1883 (now installed at the base of the Statute of Liberty): "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore."
Donald Trump, 2025: "We don't want them... many of them are no good."
Donald Trump, 2025: "We don't want them... many of them are no good."
Reporter: How long does your admin plan to pause asylum?
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
Trump: A long time. We don’t want them. We don’t want those people. You understand that? You know why? Because many of them are no good.
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Emma Lazarus, 1883 (now installed at the base of the Statute of Liberty): "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore."
Donald Trump, 2025: "We don't want them... many of them are no good."
Donald Trump, 2025: "We don't want them... many of them are no good."