Presidential Executive Orders on Immigration | Practical Law
During President Trump's first week in office he issued three Executive Orders (EOs) relating to immigration and border security. The EOs temporarily halt refugee admissions, suspend entry for nationals of seven specified countries, seek the addition of 15,000 immigration and border security officers, penalize "sanctuary jurisdictions," and authorize planning and construction of a wall along the US's southern border. Together the EOs present a new landscape for immigration in the US.