WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary has revealed plans for a ‘full travel ban’ on countries that are sending ‘killers, leeches and entitlement junkies’ to the United States after a meeting with the president.
Kristi Noem did not specify which countries would be banned, but her announcement follows an attack on two National Guard members in Washington DC last week.
‘‘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,’’ Noem wrote on social media. ‘‘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. Not one.’’
Trump has shared Noem’s post to his own Truth Social page in an apparent endorsement.
Her plan comes after Trump announced a halt to all immigration from Afghanistan, including decisions on refugee status in the wake of the attack in the nation’s capital last Wednesday.
Trump has also vowed to ‘permanently pause migration’ from all third world countries and has announced that immigrants who hail from 19 countries covered by his travel ban will have their cases re-examined.
The countries include Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, Haiti, Sudan, Yemen, Libya and Venezuela, among others.
Noem is a close ally of Trump who previously served as Governor of South Dakota before joining Trump’s administration in 2025. As head of Homeland Security, she oversees the agencies responsible for immigration control, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Since Trump returned to the White House in 2025, the agency has launched an intensified crackdown that has been described by officials as the toughest enforcement effort in years.
Arrest teams have been carrying out more workplace raids and neighbourhood sweeps, and there has been a significant increase in deportation flights to countries across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary has revealed plans for a ‘full travel ban’ on countries that are sending ‘killers, leeches and entitlement junkies’ to the United States after a meeting with the president.