US President Donald Trump wants to temporarily suspend all immigration to the United States because of the coronavirus and will sign a presidential decree for that, he said on Monday Twitter know.
“In light of the attack by the ‘Invisible Enemy’ and the need to protect the jobs of our AMAZING US citizens, I will sign a decree to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States,” the president tweeted.
Trump has not yet clarified what the new rules will look like. It is also not yet clear for how long he wants to suspend immigration.
An anonymous source says against NBC News that the decision was “already under consideration”. According to the source, the President can sign the decree at the earliest this week.
To curb the spread of the coronavirus, Trump previously imposed restrictions on travel from certain areas; in January, travelers from China were no longer welcome and in March it was decided not to allow flights from 28 European countries, including the Netherlands.
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