On Friday, President Donald Trump pledged to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America" by signing an executive order aimed at creating stricter vetting for immigrants from countries plagued by terrorism.
According to Yahoo News, Trump signed the document at a swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the Pentagon.
The text of the order Trump signed isn't public yet, so it's unclear what new vetting process it specifically calls for. Earlier this week, the New York Times and the Washington Post reported on a draft of Trump's proposed order that would call for a temporary ban on all refugees seeking entry to the United States for 120 days, as well as a 30-day visa ban for visitors and immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Refugees from Syria would be barred until further notice under that draft.
According to CBN News, Trump said he also plans on giving precedent to Christian Syrians who apply for refugee status.
"We are establishing new vetting measures, to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America," Trump said Friday. "We don't want 'em here. We want to ensure we aren't admitting into our country the very threats that our men and women are fighting overseas."
Many organizations, including the ACLU, denounced the order as Islamophobic.
We're tracking the laws and executive orders Trump signs in his first year in office. The updated list is here.
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