Trump plans to unveil new immigration order next week

February 17, 2017
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The Trump administration plans to unveil a revised executive order on immigration next week and rescind the president’s initial travel ban, which has been entrenched in legal battles throughout the country.

President Trump said during a news conference on Thursday that he would unveil a more tailored travel ban “next week sometime.”

"We are issuing a new executive action next week that will comprehensively protect our country," Trump said.

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a San Francisco-based appeals court not to review a decision by a three-judge panel to keep the immigration policy on hold while it moves through the legal system, citing plans to soon replace the order with a "superseding" one.

Read more at The Hill: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/319921-trump-new-executive-order-next-week-to-protect-our-country