Major doctors group concerned about immigration order

Published February 1, 2017 11:56pm ET



The biggest doctors group in the country is concerned President Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries could prevent doctors and patients from entering the country.

The American Medical Association wrote a letter Wednesday to Homeland Security Director John Kelly asking for clarification on the order that halts travel by refugees and immigrants from the seven countries for 90 days. It bans Syrian refugees indefinitely.

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