Trump’s New Executive Order On Immigration
February 23, 2017
Trump’s first executive order banned immigrants coming into America that are from the seven countries in the Middle East. Also, green card holders were not exempt from being barred to enter the United States and refugees who were escaping religious persecution were given special consideration. The courts were against it, and the order was taken down. The result? Trump made a new executive order.
“The new order is going to be very much tailored to what I consider to be a very bad decision,” he said during his White House conference on Thursday, referring to the blocking of the first order’s implementation.
Just like the previous order, this one bans refugees from entering the United States. According to Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano, rewriting the order is more effective and less time consuming for the President to reach his goal of keeping America safe. Additionally, it also nullifies a ruling handed down by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals opposing the order.
The new order will still ban refugees from the same previously selected countries as the previous order (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, and Libya). However, it will allow green card holders from the seven countries to travel in and out of the United States. Those in transit on visas at the time when the new order is signed will not be detained at the airport and sent home. Also, refugees citing religious persecution, such as Christians under genocide in the countries listed, will not receive special consideration.
The new executive order is expected by the end of the week. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stated on Tuesday that the administration is confident the new executive order will pass legal muster.