American diplomats stationed abroad have been instructed to urge their host countries to crack down on immigration and inform the U.S. State Department if those countries are found to have “policies that unduly favor migrants at the expense of local populations,” according to a diplomatic cable dated Nov. 21.The cable, first reported by The New York Times, was sent to U.S. embassies across Europe, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. It sets out that U.S. diplomats should “raise U.S. concerns about violent crimes associated with people of a migration background” with their host countries with the purpose of creating “host government and stakeholder support to address and reform policies related to migrant crime, defending national sovereignty, and ensuring the safety of local communities.”The cable also ordered diplomats to file reports to the U.S. State Department about crimes linked to immigrants and explain how their host countries dealt with them, while calling on those countries to cut programs “that unduly favor migrants at the expense of local populations.”“We encourage your government to ensure that policies protect your citizens from the negative social impacts of mass migration, including displacement, sexual assault, and the breakdown of law and order,” the cable said, per Reuters.Marco Rubio's State Department sent out a cable instructing American diplomats to urge host countries to crack down on immigration.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric against immigrants in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. One has since died of her injuries, and the other remained in critical condition as of late Thursday, Trump said.The suspect in the shooting is an Afghan national who entered the country legally as part of a resettlement program under the Biden administration and was granted asylum earlier this year by the Trump administration.In a message on his Truth Social platform on Thanksgiving Day, Trump said he will “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” and end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens, while vowing to press on with deportations.The Trump administration has also said it will review all asylum cases approved under the Biden administration and reexamine all green cards issued to citizens of 19 countries, including Venezuela, Sudan and Somalia.This follows Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration since his return to office in January.In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September, Trump told fellow world leaders, “It’s time to end the failed experiment of open borders.”“You have to end it now. It’s — I can tell you. I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell,” he added.Close