President Trump said his forthcoming executive order barring new immigration will apply only to people seeking green cards, will last 60 days and won't affect workers entering the country on a temporary basis
Spelling out details of the measure for the first time since tweeting late Monday he would"temporarily suspend immigration into the United States," Trump announced something short of a full halt on immigration amid the coronavirus pandemic.Instead, he said the provision would amount to a 60-day pause only on people seeking permanent resident status in the United States.He said he would review the executive order at the end of that period and decide if it should be renewed.
Even so, the late-night announcement on Monday caught some administration officials off guard since the order wasn't finalized and some of its provisions hadn't been fully fleshed out. Facing criticism over his administration's response to the coronavirus, Trump had been impatient to announce the order, a person familiar with the matter said.
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