Trump bans Syrian refugees, restricts entry from Muslim states

January 30, 2017
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President Trump on Friday signed an executive order that he said would provide a thorough vetting of refugees to ensure that "radical Islamic terrorists" cannot get into the United States.
 
Trump is following through on his pledge to set a hardline stance on national security, but the new policy was denounced as discriminatory and unconstitutional by human-rights groups and Democrats.
 
"I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America,” Trump said at a signing ceremony at the Pentagon, hours before the text of his order was released.

Read more at The Hill: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/316599-trump-signs-order-to-vet-refugees