Donald Trump's hardline stance on immigration came
into force last night when he ordered a four-month ban on all refugees
entering the US.
The US President also singled out refugees from
Syria as barred from entering the country indefinitely, or until he
himself decides they are allowed in.
No
visas will be issued to immigrants from seven mainly-Muslim nations
including Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for 90
days.
"I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical
Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. Don't want them
here," Trump said earlier on Friday at the Pentagon.
"We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love deeply our people," he said.
Trump claimed the move would keep America safer, despite
evidence which shows none of the countries on the list have been the
source of terror attacks on US soil since 9/11.
Having given no
notice of the ban, it caused chaos for thousands of Arab-American
families who already had family members en route to visit.
There were reports of Syrian families who have spent up to two
years being vetted for a visa left stranded at the airport having sold
all their possessions.
That Trump chose Holocaust Memorial Day to make the announcement was all the more upsetting for many Americans.
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