Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry': The Basics of Pres. Trump's Executive Order
Published:
Sun, Jan 29th 2017 @ 11:07 pm EST by Eric Ruark
On Friday, January 27, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) regarding the admittance of individuals from certain countries that Congress previously identified as posing security risks to the United States. The executive order put in place a 90-day pause on the entry of individuals from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen to allow the Administration sufficient time to evaluate current vetting procedures and “to determine that the individual seeking the benefit is who the individual claims to be and is not a security or public-safety threat.”
This process was ordered to identify how assessment procedures can be improved to better ensure the safety and security of Americans. The problems discovered and the solutions prescribed will be applied in future to those seeking to immigrate from any and all countries in order “to identify individuals seeking to enter the United States on a fraudulent basis with the intent to cause harm, or who are at risk of causing harm subsequent to their admission.”
The EO also paused refugee resettlement for 120 days “to determine what additional procedures should be taken to ensure that those approved for refugee admission do not pose a threat to the security and welfare of the United States,” while capping the number of refugees admitted in FY2017 at 50,000.