President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order temporarily halting a U.S. refugee program and indefinitely suspending admission of Syrian refugees, and issuing 90-day restrictions that could affect people from seven predominantly-Muslim nations.
The order suspends the admittance of Syrian refugees indefinitely until changes are made to U.S. policies. The move follows Trump’s campaign pledges to institute “extreme vetting.”
In signing the order, Trump vowed to “keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America.” Trump also signed a second order aimed at “rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces.”
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