Trump Suspends Refugee Program, Bars Citizens from 7 Muslim Nations

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday temporarily banning all refugees and suspending entry for 90 days for citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries in the name of protecting the United States. But experts say his claim is not backed up by data, and the order will likely prove dangerous for national security.

Trump’s executive order, “Protecting The Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States,” indefinitely blocks all refugees from Syria, suspends the entire broader refugee admissions program for 120 days, and stops citizens from “countries of particular concern” — per existing designations, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — from entering the United States for 90 days.

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