Trump is Considering a New Immigration Order

U.S. government officials said on Friday, September 22, that as the end date for Donald Trump's executive order banning visa issuance to citizens of six predominantly Muslim countries, including Iran, approaches, he is considering a proposed plan for a new executive order on this matter. According to Reuters, U.S. officials told reporters that since the ban on the entry of citizens from six countries—Iran, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen—ends on Sunday, September 24, Trump is reviewing a proposal by Elaine Duke, acting Secretary of Homeland Security, but has not yet made a decision regarding the contents of this new executive order. These officials did not provide further details about the new order and which countries it would include. Trump initially banned the entry of citizens from the six countries on March 6 of this year for a period of 90 days. This order also halted the entry of refugees for 120 days. However, the issuance of this executive order faced opposition, and several federal courts ruled against it, leading the Department of Justice to seek intervention from the Supreme Court as the highest judicial authority in the country. The Supreme Court ordered on June 26 that parts of this order be implemented. Miles Taylor, a senior advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, told Reuters that we need to know who is entering our country. We must be able to verify their identity. He added that obtaining information about individuals traveling to the U.S. is important, as well as whether these individuals could pose a threat to the country. Meanwhile, U.S. officials have stated that in the new proposed plan to Trump, the ban on entry for citizens will differ based on criteria such as each targeted country's cooperation with U.S. security agencies, the threat each country poses to the U.S., and other criteria. The Supreme Court is set to address the government's and opponents' arguments regarding another part of the immigration order concerning the temporary halt of entry for citizens from the six predominantly Muslim countries in October. In this context, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to implement the immigration order regarding refugees.