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Mexico border wall TODAY -and is set to BAN people from Syria
and six other 'dangerous' Muslim countries from entering
America by signing executive orders
Trump is set to sign executive order enacting his campaign pledge to build a wall
along the American border with Mexico
One order reportedly will block visas from being issued to citizens of Syria, Iraq,
Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen
Direct federal funds toward the construction of a wall along the southern border
Halt visas to people from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen
because the Muslim-majority countries are 'terror prone'
The visa bans would last at least 30 days while vetting processes are reviewed
The Donald will get started with an executive order authorizing the wall on Wednesday, while
the immigration bans are still being finalized and could come later in the week.
Trump is also expected to sign an order pertaining to his promised wall along the United
States' southern border with Mexico. Above is a tweet put out by Trump on Tuesday
The new Trump directives are expected to stop most refugees including those from Syria
coming to America while vetting processes are reviewed. This could last for four months, or
an indefinite amount of time.
The one exception is religious minorities fleeing persecution - which would apply to
Christians fleeing Syria and other Muslim majority countries, according to several
congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter.
The proposed plans also temporary visa ban on all people entering from some Muslim
majority countries that pose a perceived terror risk - Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Somalia and
Sudan. This would last at least 30 days.
In addition the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) - which has
shielded illegal immigrant children from deportation by granting them work permits - could
be axed after Trump vowed to do so during his campaign, according to the Washington Post.
Fiscal 2016, which ended on September 30, was the first time in 10 years that the US
admitted more Muslims than Christians.
The majority of the Muslim refugees who entered the US last year were from Syria (12,486)
and Somalia (9,012).
The rest came from Iraq (7,853), Burma (3,145) - where Muslims are harshly discriminated
against - Afghanistan (2,664), and other countries.
The Obama administration aimed to absorb 10,000 Syrian refugees. Instead, it exceeded the
goal by 2,486.
The Republican president was expected to sign the orders starting the wall and targeting
sanctuary cities today at the Washington headquarters of the Department of Homeland
Security, whose responsibilities include immigration and border security.
On the campaign trail, Trump initially proposed a temporary ban on Muslims entering the
United States to protect Americans from jihadist attacks.
Both Trump and his nominee for attorney general, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, have since said
they would focus the restrictions on countries whose migrants could pose a threat, rather than
placing a ban on people who follow a specific religion.
Many Trump supporters decried Democratic President Barack Obama's decision to increase
the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the United States over fears that those fleeing the
country's civil war would carry out attacks.
Detractors could launch legal challenges to the moves if all the countries subject to the ban
are Muslim-majority nations, said immigration expert Hiroshi Motomura at UCLA School of
Law. Legal arguments could claim the executive orders discriminate against a particular
religion, which would be unconstitutional, he said.
"His comments during the campaign and a number of people on his team focused very much
on religion as the target," Motomura said.
Stephen Legomsky, who was chief counsel at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in
the Obama administration, said the president had the authority to limit refugee admissions
and the issuance of visas to specific countries if the administration determined it was in the
publics interest.
'From a legal standpoint, it would be exactly within his legal rights,' said Legomsky, a
professor at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. 'But from a policy standpoint,
it would be terrible idea because there is such an urgent humanitarian need right now for
refugees.'
To block entry from the designated countries, Trump is likely to instruct the US State
Department to stop issuing visas to people from those nations, according to sources familiar
with the visa process.