2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed on Monday a revised version of his controversial immigration decree that stipulates the prohibition of the entry to the country of immigrants from six predominantly Muslim countries.
One of the biggest changes from the first veto is that Iraq falls off the list of sanctioned countries, which includes Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Libya and Somalia. The extension of the veto to immigrants from those nations that already have permission to enter the United States is also eliminated.
"If you have a valid updated visa, we welcome you," said Secretary of Homeland Security Jim Kelly, who announced the move along with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
According to The New York Times, Iraq does not remain on the list because Baghdad implemented new procedures, such as a stricter background investigation and information exchange. Close collaboration with Washington in the fight against ISIS was also taken into account, a source told the newspaper.
The previous indefinite veto on the entry of Syrian refugees was also altered, which now remains on a 120-day suspension, which at the end of this period should be reviewed to assess whether it needs to be renewed.
"Traveling without regulation, without review, is not a universal privilege, particularly when national security is at stake," added Kelly.
The new executive order will take effect on March 16 and establishes the temporary suspension of entry to the United States for 90 days for citizens of those six countries who do not have the proper visa.
A White House spokesman said the decree guarantees that tens of thousands of people who have permanent residence in the United States and are from the countries that appear on the list, will not be affected by this law.
Unlike the previous decree, this time the president signed the document in private and without the presence of cameras, while he delegated to members of his cabinet the presentation of the new veto.
Critics stressed that the new document is a diluted version of the decree paralyzed by the courts due to its alleged unconstitutionality, but it remains a discriminatory ban.
"A diluted veto is still a veto," Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. "This dangerous executive order makes us more vulnerable, not less, it is evil and anti-American."
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