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White
House does not rule out registering or deporting people from countries that
have ‘a propensity to do us harm’
Spicer answers
question about Muslim registry and deportations of people from certain
countries
Spicer answers
question about Muslim registry and deportations of people from certain
countries
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White House press
secretary Sean Spicer would not say on Wednesday whether President Trump’s
executive order curbing immigration from
“terror prone” countries could include measures
to deport or register people from those nations who are already inside the
United States.
The executive order
will reportedly limit access to the country for visa holders and refugees from
Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Yahoo News asked Spicer
whether the order could include “any steps that will affect people from those
countries who are already here, including perhaps registering them or beginning
deportations.”
Spicer said the White
House would reveal “further information” about the executive order later this
week. He also pointed to Trump’s campaign trail comment that he would mandate “extreme vetting” for immigrants from “regions of the world that
have a history of exporting terrorism.”
“Look, the president’s
talked extensively about extreme vetting … and you’ll see more action this week
on keeping America safe. This has been something he talked about in the
inaugural address. He talked about it in the campaign. As we get into the
implementation of that executive order, we’ll have further details,” Spicer
said.
He continued, “But I
think the guiding principle for the president is keeping this country safe and
allowing people who are from a country that has a propensity to do us harm — to
make sure that we take the necessary steps … to make sure that they’re coming
to this country for all the right reasons. And I think we’ll have further
information on that fact later this week.”
During his
presidential campaign, Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of
Muslims” entering the United States. That proposal subsequently evolved into
the promise of “extreme vetting.” Trump and top members of his administration
have repeatedly not ruled out the possibility they would establish a registry for Muslims
residing in the United States.
The executive order blocking immigration from
“terror prone” countries is one of several national security directives Trump
expects to issue this week. He already signed on Wednesday an order calling for
the construction of a wall along the border with Mexico.
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