Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2017
President Trump is expected to sign multiple executive actions on Wednesday that would tighten U.S. immigration policies with certain Muslim countries, according to a report Tuesday.
The signings are set to take place at the Department of Homeland Security. The orders are likely to include restricting immigration from countries including Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, Reuters reported.
In December 2015, Trump famously called “for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” He later called for restricting immigration from countries “compromised by terrorism.”
While campaigning last year, Trump said he wanted to halt the flow of refugees from Muslim countries where governments were not able to verify a person’s background.
Trump’s campaign website calls for suspending the “issuance of visas to any place where adequate screening cannot occur, until proven and effective vetting mechanisms can be put into place.”
“Vet applicants to ensure they support America’s values, institutions and people, and temporarily suspend immigration from regions that export terrorism and where safe vetting cannot presently be ensured,” the website also states.
