Trump's New Travel Ban 03-06- '17 Useless!
Update 03/11/'17
Two
Ass
Wholes intervened to
get a Muslim through Muslim Ban 1.0, and the Muslim molested a little
girl thanks to their
Ass
Whollery. Daniel
Greenfield has
the story at Front page. I want
you to read it!
President Trump still lacks the SISU required to name the enemy and the
doctrine that makes it inimical. Terrorism is not a function
of nationality, it is a function of belief in Allah, his imperatives,
threat & promise.
Terrorists believe that they are on a
divine mission to punish us for not being Muslims and to make Allah's
word & law dominant on a global scale. While they
believe that Allah wants them to conquer us and will aid them in their
struggle and grant them victory, they are difficult to deter
or stop. While they believe that if they terrorize us, Allah
will forgive their sins, save them from his fire and admit them to his
celestial orgy, they will persevere. While successive
generations adhere to those beliefs, the Jihad will not end, it will
continue until the last day as Moe prophesied.
While President Trump, other
politicians, preachers and teachers prefix 'radical' or synonyms to
Islamic Terrorism, they lie to us, projecting a maundering pretense
that Islam is an anodyne & benevolent religion of peace and
terrorism is a function of hijacking, perversion, distortion or
'extremism'.
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Allah, in his book, is recorded as
saying that he would and did cast terror into the hearts of
disbelievers so that Moe and his army were victorious in battle.
He commanded Muslims to fight pagans until religion is his
alone, 'people of the book' until they are subjugated and extorted. He
commanded Muslims to start with the disbelievers nearest them. He
commanded Muslims to strike terror and terrify by harsh brutality of
defeated enemies and amassing great military power.
. Moe said that he was made victorious
with terror. He terrorized prospective victims with assassinations,
genocide, extortion letters and barbarian plunder.
- 3:151, 8:12,39,57,60,65,67,
9:5,29,38, 39,111,120,123,
33:26,27,
47:4,49:15,
59:2,13, 61:10-13; Sahih Bukhari 1.7.331 & 4.52.220.
- https://www.scribd.com/doc/220586952/What-s-Wrong-With-Islam-Muslims
- https://www.scribd.com/doc/212631107/Jihad-Defined-and-Exemplified-pUpdated
- https://www.scribd.com/doc/110516023/No-Justification-in-Islam-for-Terrorism-in-a-Pig-s-Anus
What part of that is not understood?
Muslims do not need to come from Dar
al-Islam or failed states to be dangerous. They do not need to be card
carrying members of ISIS or other groups to be dangerous.
They just need to believe and have the will to kill. You can not test
for that. They can conceal it until the moment is right.
That is what Farook & Malik did. Had Farook's parents
and wife been kept out of the country, fourteen Californians would
still be alive and another 14 would not be faced with large
medical expenses. Tafsheen Malik passed five vetting interviews.
That is a clue for you, who can grasp it??!
The temporary ban is necessary and
insufficient. We need a permanent, total and retroactive ban
on Muslims. This is a human rights issue: our right to live
in peace, free from the threat and use of violence. We have a right to
view parades without being plowed into by cars and trucks. We have a
right to go shopping and attend school without being knifed or shot. We
have a right to attend parties and visit night clubs without being
shot. We have a right to view races and walk down the
sidewalk and through parks without being dismembered by bombs.
This is a pull your head out of your
arse moment: until Muslims are removed and excluded from our borders,
the threat of terrorism will continue and escalate.
Religious liberty? God blessed right!
You have a right to believe in and worship the deity of your
choice or none at all. You do not have a right to attack,
kill, enslave, rape or plunder anyone because he does not share your
superstition. Islam entails attacking, terrorizing, raping,
killing, plundering and enslaving disbelievers. What is the meaning of
"kill them wherever you find them"? Is that a command or a suggestion?
What is the meaning of "fight them until" ? What is
the meaning of "fight those who until"? What is the meaning of "fight
those of the disbelievers nearest you"? What is the meaning
of 'Jihad is ordained for you"? Allah commands Muslims to
emulate Moe. Moe threatened, attacked, killed, raped, plundered and
enslaved disbelievers The practice of Islam is incomplete
without performing those acts, putting the shirker in danger of the
fire. The World Trade Center attack was an act of Islamic
worship! Let that sink in for a moment, then read about it:
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/gitmo20090310.pdf
Show me the Constitutional
Article, Section & Clause wherein you find rights to
attack, kill, plunder, rape & enslave disbelievers; I will show
you the right to manifest, practice, & propagate
Islam.
Right to immigrate? The Constitution
confers no rights on non resident aliens!!! The privilege is ours to
grant, not theirs to demand.
Mercy & compassion for refugees?
Those fleeing well deserved destruction in Gaza & Syria?
Have you so soon forgotten Sirhan Sirhan? Have you
no memory of the brothers Tsarnaev? Refugees, damn you!!!
Refugees!!! Like those who slaughtered more than 100
Frenchmen; like those raising Hell in Germany and Scandinavia.
They take a swing at the king, miss his neck and he
retaliates so they are refugees; yeah, right.
They are slaves of Satan, obligated to
do us any possible injury. All of them! Since we invaded
Afghanistan in retaliation, the obligation of Jihad is fard ayn, look
it up and get a clue. You can not tell the MINO from the Believer until
they kill you, then it's too late.
The order is so full of loop holes,
exceptions and waivers as to be meaningless. It is so full of reporting
requirements as to be onerous. Just declare Islam to be an
international terrorist organization with all its apendent bodies and
ban its devotes.
Next time, nominate and elect a genuine
Conservative who has read the Qur'an & hadith so he understands
the enemy of the human race.
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED
STATES
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including
the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the Nation
from terrorist activities by foreign nationals admitted to the United
States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy and Purpose. (a)
It is the policy of the United States to protect its citizens
from terrorist attacks, including those committed by foreign nationals.
The screening and vetting protocols and procedures associated
with the visa-issuance process and the United States Refugee Admissions
Program (USRAP) play a crucial role in detecting foreign nationals who
may commit, aid, or support acts of terrorism and in preventing those
individuals from entering the United States. It is therefore
the policy of the United States to improve the screening and vetting
protocols and procedures associated with the visa-issuance process and
the USRAP.
(b) On January 27, 2017, to implement this policy,
I issued Executive Order 13769 (Protecting the Nation from Foreign
Terrorist Entry into the United States).
(i) Among
other actions, Executive Order 13769 suspended for 90 days the entry of
certain aliens from seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya,
Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. These are countries that
had already been identified as presenting heightened concerns about
terrorism and travel to the United States. Specifically, the
suspension applied to countries referred to in, or designated under,
section 217(a)(12) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12), in which Congress
restricted use of the Visa Waiver Program for nationals of, and aliens
recently present in, (A) Iraq or Syria, (B) any country designated by
the Secretary of State as a state sponsor of terrorism (currently Iran,
Syria, and Sudan), and (C) any other country designated as a country of
concern by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence.
In 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security designated Libya,
Somalia, and Yemen as additional countries of concern for travel
purposes, based on consideration of three statutory factors related to
terrorism and national security: "(I) whether the presence of
an alien in the country or area increases the likelihood that the alien
is a credible threat to the national security of the United States;
(II) whether a foreign terrorist organization has a significant
presence in the country or area; and (III) whether the country or area
is a safe haven for terrorists." 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12)(D)(ii).
Additionally, Members of Congress have expressed concerns
about screening and vetting procedures following recent terrorist
attacks in this country and in Europe.
(ii) In ordering the
temporary suspension of entry described in subsection (b)(i) of this
section, I exercised my authority under Article II of the Constitution
and under section 212(f) of the INA, which provides in relevant part:
"Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or
of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to
the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for
such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens
or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the
entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate."
8 U.S.C. 1182(f). Under these authorities, I
determined that, for a brief period of 90 days, while existing
screening and vetting procedures were under review, the entry into the
United States of certain aliens from the seven identified countries --
each afflicted by terrorism in a manner that compromised the ability of
the United States to rely on normal decision-making procedures about
travel to the United States -- would be detrimental to the interests of
the United States. Nonetheless, I permitted the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant case-by-case
waivers when they determined that it was in the national interest to do
so.
(iii) Executive Order
13769 also suspended the USRAP for 120 days. Terrorist groups
have sought to infiltrate several nations through refugee programs.
Accordingly, I temporarily suspended the USRAP pending a
review of our procedures for screening and vetting refugees.
Nonetheless, I permitted the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Homeland Security to jointly grant case-by-case waivers
when they determined that it was in the national interest to do so.
(iv) Executive Order
13769 did not provide a basis for discriminating for or against members
of any particular religion. While that order allowed for
prioritization of refugee claims from members of persecuted religious
minority groups, that priority applied to refugees from every nation,
including those in which Islam is a minority religion, and it applied
to minority sects within a religion. That order was not
motivated by animus toward any religion, but was instead intended to
protect the ability of religious minorities -- whoever they are and
wherever they reside -- to avail themselves of the USRAP in light of
their particular challenges and circumstances.
(c) The implementation of Executive Order 13769 has
been delayed by litigation. Most significantly, enforcement
of critical provisions of that order has been temporarily halted by
court orders that apply nationwide and extend even to foreign nationals
with no prior or substantial connection to the United States.
On February 9, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit declined to stay or narrow one such order pending the
outcome of further judicial proceedings, while noting that the
"political branches are far better equipped to make appropriate
distinctions" about who should be covered by a suspension of entry or
of refugee admissions.
(d) Nationals from the countries previously
identified under section 217(a)(12) of the INA warrant additional
scrutiny in connection with our immigration policies because the
conditions in these countries present heightened threats.
Each of these countries is a state sponsor of terrorism, has
been significantly compromised by terrorist organizations, or contains
active conflict zones. Any of these circumstances diminishes
the foreign government's willingness or ability to share or validate
important information about individuals seeking to travel to the United
States. Moreover, the significant presence in each of these
countries of terrorist organizations, their members, and others exposed
to those organizations increases the chance that conditions will be
exploited to enable terrorist operatives or sympathizers to travel to
the United States. Finally, once foreign nationals from these
countries are admitted to the United States, it is often difficult to
remove them, because many of these countries typically delay issuing,
or refuse to issue, travel documents.
(e) The following are brief descriptions, taken in
part from the Department of State's Country Reports on Terrorism 2015
(June 2016), of some of the conditions in six of the previously
designated countries that demonstrate why their nationals continue to
present heightened risks to the security of the United States:
(i) Iran.
Iran has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism
since 1984 and continues to support various terrorist groups, including
Hizballah, Hamas, and terrorist groups in Iraq. Iran has also
been linked to support for al-Qa'ida and has permitted al-Qa'ida to
transport funds and fighters through Iran to Syria and South Asia.
Iran does not cooperate with the United States in
counterterrorism efforts.
(ii) Libya.
Libya is an active combat zone, with hostilities between the
internationally recognized government and its rivals. In many
parts of the country, security and law enforcement functions are
provided by armed militias rather than state institutions.
Violent extremist groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria (ISIS), have exploited these conditions to expand their
presence in the country. The Libyan government provides some
cooperation with the United States' counterterrorism efforts, but it is
unable to secure thousands of miles of its land and maritime borders,
enabling the illicit flow of weapons, migrants, and foreign terrorist
fighters. The United States Embassy in Libya suspended its
operations in 2014.
(iii) Somalia.
Portions of Somalia have been terrorist safe havens.
Al-Shabaab, an al-Qa'ida-affiliated terrorist group, has
operated in the country for years and continues to plan and mount
operations within Somalia and in neighboring countries.
Somalia has porous borders, and most countries do not
recognize Somali identity documents. The Somali government
cooperates with the United States in some counterterrorism operations
but does not have the capacity to sustain military pressure on or to
investigate suspected terrorists.
(iv) Sudan.
Sudan has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism
since 1993 because of its support for international terrorist groups,
including Hizballah and Hamas. Historically, Sudan provided
safe havens for al-Qa'ida and other terrorist groups to meet and train.
Although Sudan's support to al-Qa'ida has ceased and it
provides some cooperation with the United States' counterterrorism
efforts, elements of core al-Qa'ida and ISIS-linked terrorist groups
remain active in the country.
(v) Syria.
Syria has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism
since 1979. The Syrian government is engaged in an ongoing
military conflict against ISIS and others for control of portions of
the country. At the same time, Syria continues to support
other terrorist groups. It has allowed or encouraged
extremists to pass through its territory to enter Iraq. ISIS
continues to attract foreign fighters to Syria and to use its base in
Syria to plot or encourage attacks around the globe, including in the
United States. The United States Embassy in Syria suspended
its operations in 2012. Syria does not cooperate with the
United States' counterterrorism efforts.
(vi) Yemen.
Yemen is the site of an ongoing conflict between the
incumbent government and the Houthi-led opposition. Both ISIS
and a second group, al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), have
exploited this conflict to expand their presence in Yemen and to carry
out hundreds of attacks. Weapons and other materials smuggled
across Yemen's porous borders are used to finance AQAP and other
terrorist activities. In 2015, the United States Embassy in
Yemen suspended its operations, and embassy staff were relocated out of
the country. Yemen has been supportive of, but has not been
able to cooperate fully with, the United States in counterterrorism
efforts.
(f) In light of the conditions in these six
countries, until the assessment of current screening and vetting
procedures required by section 2 of this order is completed, the risk
of erroneously permitting entry of a national of one of these countries
who intends to commit terrorist acts or otherwise harm the national
security of the United States is unacceptably high.
Accordingly, while that assessment is ongoing, I am imposing
a temporary pause on the entry of nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia,
Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, subject to categorical exceptions and
case-by-case waivers, as described in section 3 of this order.
(g) Iraq presents a special case.
Portions of Iraq remain active combat zones. Since
2014, ISIS has had dominant influence over significant territory in
northern and central Iraq. Although that influence has been
significantly reduced due to the efforts and sacrifices of the Iraqi
government and armed forces, working along with a United States-led
coalition, the ongoing conflict has impacted the Iraqi government's
capacity to secure its borders and to identify fraudulent travel
documents. Nevertheless, the close cooperative relationship
between the United States and the democratically elected Iraqi
government, the strong United States diplomatic presence in Iraq, the
significant presence of United States forces in Iraq, and Iraq's
commitment to combat ISIS justify different treatment for Iraq.
In particular, those Iraqi government forces that have fought
to regain more than half of the territory previously dominated by ISIS
have shown steadfast determination and earned enduring respect as they
battle an armed group that is the common enemy of Iraq and the United
States. In addition, since Executive Order 13769 was issued,
the Iraqi government has expressly undertaken steps to enhance travel
documentation, information sharing, and the return of Iraqi nationals
subject to final orders of removal. Decisions about issuance
of visas or granting admission to Iraqi nationals should be subjected
to additional scrutiny to determine if applicants have connections with
ISIS or other terrorist organizations, or otherwise pose a risk to
either national security or public safety.
(h) Recent history shows that some of those who
have entered the United States through our immigration system have
proved to be threats to our national security. Since 2001,
hundreds of persons born abroad have been convicted of
terrorism-related crimes in the United States. They have
included not just persons who came here legally on visas but also
individuals who first entered the country as refugees. For
example, in January 2013, two Iraqi nationals admitted to the United
States as refugees in 2009 were sentenced to 40 years and to life in
prison, respectively, for multiple terrorism-related offenses.
And in October 2014, a native of Somalia who had been brought
to the United States as a child refugee and later became a naturalized
United States citizen was sentenced to 30 years in prison for
attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction as part of a plot to
detonate a bomb at a crowded Christmas-tree-lighting ceremony in
Portland, Oregon. The Attorney General has reported to me
that more than 300 persons who entered the United States as refugees
are currently the subjects of counterterrorism investigations by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(i) Given the foregoing, the entry into the United
States of foreign nationals who may commit, aid, or support acts of
terrorism remains a matter of grave concern. In light of the
Ninth Circuit's observation that the political branches are better
suited to determine the appropriate scope of any suspensions than are
the courts, and in order to avoid spending additional time pursuing
litigation, I am revoking Executive Order 13769 and replacing it with
this order, which expressly excludes from the suspensions categories of
aliens that have prompted judicial concerns and which clarifies or
refines the approach to certain other issues or categories of affected
aliens.
Sec. 2. Temporary Suspension of Entry for Nationals
of Countries of Particular Concern During Review Period. (a)
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall
conduct a worldwide review to identify whether, and if so what,
additional information will be needed from each foreign country to
adjudicate an application by a national of that country for a visa,
admission, or other benefit under the INA (adjudications) in order to
determine that the individual is not a security or public-safety
threat. The Secretary of Homeland Security may conclude that
certain information is needed from particular countries even if it is
not needed from every country.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National
Intelligence, shall submit to the President a report on the results of
the worldwide review described in subsection (a) of this section,
including the Secretary of Homeland Security's determination of the
information needed from each country for adjudications and a list of
countries that do not provide adequate information, within 20 days of
the effective date of this order. The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall provide a copy of the report to the Secretary of State,
the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence.
(c) To temporarily reduce investigative burdens on
relevant agencies during the review period described in subsection (a)
of this section, to ensure the proper review and maximum utilization of
available resources for the screening and vetting of foreign nationals,
to ensure that adequate standards are established to prevent
infiltration by foreign terrorists, and in light of the national
security concerns referenced in section 1 of this order, I hereby
proclaim, pursuant to sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the INA, 8 U.S.C.
1182(f) and 1185(a), that the unrestricted entry into the United States
of nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen would be
detrimental to the interests of the United States. I
therefore direct that the entry into the United States of nationals of
those six countries be suspended for 90 days from the effective date of
this order, subject to the limitations, waivers, and exceptions set
forth in sections 3 and 12 of this order.
(d) Upon submission of the report described in
subsection (b) of this section regarding the information needed from
each country for adjudications, the Secretary of State shall request
that all foreign governments that do not supply such information
regarding their nationals begin providing it within 50 days of
notification.
(e) After the period described in subsection (d) of
this section expires, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General,
shall submit to the President a list of countries recommended for
inclusion in a Presidential proclamation that would prohibit the entry
of appropriate categories of foreign nationals of countries that have
not provided the information requested until they do so or until the
Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the country has an
adequate plan to do so, or has adequately shared information through
other means. The Secretary of State, the Attorney General, or
the Secretary of Homeland Security may also submit to the President the
names of additional countries for which any of them recommends other
lawful restrictions or limitations deemed necessary for the security or
welfare of the United States.
(f) At any point after the submission of the list
described in subsection (e) of this section, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney
General, may submit to the President the names of any additional
countries recommended for similar treatment, as well as the names of
any countries that they recommend should be removed from the scope of a
proclamation described in subsection (e) of this section.
(g) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to the President a joint report on the
progress in implementing this order within 60 days of the effective
date of this order, a second report within 90 days of the effective
date of this order, a third report within 120 days of the effective
date of this order, and a fourth report within 150 days of the
effective date of this order.
Sec. 3. Scope and Implementation of Suspension.
(a) Scope. Subject to the exceptions set
forth in subsection (b) of this section and any waiver under subsection
(c) of this section, the suspension of entry pursuant to section 2 of
this order shall apply only to foreign nationals of the designated
countries who:
(i) are
outside the United States on the effective date of this order;
(ii) did not have a
valid visa at 5:00 p.m., eastern standard time on January 27, 2017;
and
(iii) do not have a valid
visa on the effective date of this order.
(b) Exceptions. The suspension of entry
pursuant to section 2 of this order shall not apply to:
(i) any lawful
permanent resident of the United States;
(ii) any foreign
national who is admitted to or paroled into the United States on or
after the effective date of this order;
(iii) any foreign
national who has a document other than a visa, valid on the effective
date of this order or issued on any date thereafter, that permits him
or her to travel to the United States and seek entry or admission, such
as an advance parole document;
(iv) any dual national
of a country designated under section 2 of this order when the
individual is traveling on a passport issued by a non-designated
country;
(v) any
foreign national traveling on a diplomatic or diplomatic-type visa,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization visa, C-2 visa for travel to the
United Nations, or G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa; or
(vi) any foreign
national who has been granted asylum; any refugee who has already been
admitted to the United States; or any individual who has been granted
withholding of removal, advance parole, or protection under the
Convention Against Torture.
(c) Waivers. Notwithstanding the
suspension of entry pursuant to section 2 of this order, a consular
officer, or, as appropriate, the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), or the Commissioner's delegee, may, in the consular
officer's or the CBP official's discretion, decide on a case-by-case
basis to authorize the issuance of a visa to, or to permit the entry
of, a foreign national for whom entry is otherwise suspended if the
foreign national has demonstrated to the officer's satisfaction that
denying entry during the suspension period would cause undue hardship,
and that his or her entry would not pose a threat to national security
and would be in the national interest. Unless otherwise
specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, any waiver issued by a
consular officer as part of the visa issuance process will be effective
both for the issuance of a visa and any subsequent entry on that visa,
but will leave all other requirements for admission or entry unchanged.
Case-by-case waivers could be appropriate in circumstances
such as the following:
(i) the
foreign national has previously been admitted to the United States for
a continuous period of work, study, or other long-term activity, is
outside the United States on the effective date of this order, seeks to
reenter the United States to resume that activity, and the denial of
reentry during the suspension period would impair that activity;
(ii) the
foreign national has previously established significant contacts with
the United States but is outside the United States on the effective
date of this order for work, study, or other lawful activity;
(iii) the foreign
national seeks to enter the United States for significant business or
professional obligations and the denial of entry during the suspension
period would impair those obligations;
(iv) the
foreign national seeks to enter the United States to visit or reside
with a close family member (e.g., a spouse, child, or parent) who is a
United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, or alien lawfully
admitted on a valid nonimmigrant visa, and the denial of entry during
the suspension period would cause undue hardship;
(v)the foreign national is an
infant, a young child or adoptee, an individual needing urgent medical
care, or someone whose entry is otherwise justified by the special
circumstances of the case;
(vi) the
foreign national has been employed by, or on behalf of, the United
States Government (or is an eligible dependent of such an employee) and
the employee can document that he or she has provided faithful and
valuable service to the United States Government;
(vii) the foreign
national is traveling for purposes related to an international
organization designated under the International Organizations
Immunities Act (IOIA), 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq., traveling for purposes of
conducting meetings or business with the United States Government, or
traveling to conduct business on behalf of an international
organization not designated under the IOIA;
(viii) the foreign
national is a landed Canadian immigrant who applies for a visa at a
location within Canada; or
(ix) the
foreign national is traveling as a United States Government-sponsored
exchange visitor.
Sec. 4. Additional Inquiries Related to Nationals
of Iraq. An application by any Iraqi national for a visa,
admission, or other immigration benefit should be subjected to thorough
review, including, as appropriate, consultation with a designee of the
Secretary of Defense and use of the additional information that has
been obtained in the context of the close U.S.-Iraqi security
partnership, since Executive Order 13769 was issued, concerning
individuals suspected of ties to ISIS or other terrorist organizations
and individuals coming from territories controlled or formerly
controlled by ISIS. Such review shall include consideration
of whether the applicant has connections with ISIS or other terrorist
organizations or with territory that is or has been under the dominant
influence of ISIS, as well as any other information bearing on whether
the applicant may be a threat to commit acts of terrorism or otherwise
threaten the national security or public safety of the United
States.
Sec. 5. Implementing Uniform Screening and Vetting
Standards for All Immigration Programs. (a) The
Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the Director of National Intelligence shall implement a
program, as part of the process for adjudications, to identify
individuals who seek to enter the United States on a fraudulent basis,
who support terrorism, violent extremism, acts of violence toward any
group or class of people within the United States, or who present a
risk of causing harm subsequent to their entry. This program
shall include the development of a uniform baseline for screening and
vetting standards and procedures, such as in-person interviews; a
database of identity documents proffered by applicants to ensure that
duplicate documents are not used by multiple applicants; amended
application forms that include questions aimed at identifying
fraudulent answers and malicious intent; a mechanism to ensure that
applicants are who they claim to be; a mechanism to assess whether
applicants may commit, aid, or support any kind of violent, criminal,
or terrorist acts after entering the United States; and any other
appropriate means for ensuring the proper collection of all information
necessary for a rigorous evaluation of all grounds of inadmissibility
or grounds for the denial of other immigration benefits.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with
the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of
National Intelligence, shall submit to the President an initial report
on the progress of the program described in subsection (a) of this
section within 60 days of the effective date of this order, a second
report within 100 days of the effective date of this order, and a third
report within 200 days of the effective date of this order.
Sec. 6. Realignment of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
for Fiscal Year 2017. (a) The Secretary of State
shall suspend travel of refugees into the United States under the
USRAP, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall suspend decisions
on applications for refugee status, for 120 days after the effective
date of this order, subject to waivers pursuant to subsection (c) of
this section. During the 120-day period, the Secretary of
State, in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland Security and in
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall review
the USRAP application and adjudication processes to determine what
additional procedures should be used to ensure that individuals seeking
admission as refugees do not pose a threat to the security and welfare
of the United States, and shall implement such additional procedures.
The suspension described in this subsection shall not apply
to refugee applicants who, before the effective date of this order,
have been formally scheduled for transit by the Department of State.
The Secretary of State shall resume travel of refugees into
the United States under the USRAP 120 days after the effective date of
this order, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall resume making
decisions on applications for refugee status only for stateless persons
and nationals of countries for which the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence have jointly determined that the additional procedures
implemented pursuant to this subsection are adequate to ensure the
security and welfare of the United States.
(b) Pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA, I hereby
proclaim that the entry of more than 50,000 refugees in fiscal year
2017 would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and
thus suspend any entries in excess of that number until such time as I
determine that additional entries would be in the national interest.
(c) Notwithstanding the temporary suspension
imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security may jointly determine to
admit individuals to the United States as refugees on a case-by-case
basis, in their discretion, but only so long as they determine that the
entry of such individuals as refugees is in the national interest and
does not pose a threat to the security or welfare of the United States,
including in circumstances such as the following: the
individual's entry would enable the United States to conform its
conduct to a preexisting international agreement or arrangement, or the
denial of entry would cause undue hardship.
(d) It is the policy of the executive branch that,
to the extent permitted by law and as practicable, State and local
jurisdictions be granted a role in the process of determining the
placement or settlement in their jurisdictions of aliens eligible to be
admitted to the United States as refugees. To that end, the
Secretary of State shall examine existing law to determine the extent
to which, consistent with applicable law, State and local jurisdictions
may have greater involvement in the process of determining the
placement or resettlement of refugees in their jurisdictions, and shall
devise a proposal to lawfully promote such involvement.
Sec. 7. Rescission of Exercise of Authority
Relating to the Terrorism Grounds of Inadmissibility. The
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in
consultation with the Attorney General, consider rescinding the
exercises of authority permitted by section 212(d)(3)(B) of the INA, 8
U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B), relating to the terrorism grounds of
inadmissibility, as well as any related implementing directives or
guidance.
Sec. 8. Expedited Completion of the Biometric
Entry-Exit Tracking System. (a) The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall expedite the completion and implementation of a
biometric entry exit tracking system for in-scope travelers to the
United States, as recommended by the National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks Upon the United States.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
to the President periodic reports on the progress of the directive set
forth in subsection (a) of this section. The initial report
shall be submitted within 100 days of the effective date of this order,
a second report shall be submitted within 200 days of the effective
date of this order, and a third report shall be submitted within 365
days of the effective date of this order. The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit further reports every 180 days
thereafter until the system is fully deployed and operational.
Sec. 9. Visa Interview Security. (a)
The Secretary of State shall immediately suspend the Visa
Interview Waiver Program and ensure compliance with section 222 of the
INA, 8 U.S.C. 1202, which requires that all individuals seeking a
nonimmigrant visa undergo an in-person interview, subject to specific
statutory exceptions. This suspension shall not apply to any
foreign national traveling on a diplomatic or diplomatic-type visa,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization visa, C-2 visa for travel to the
United Nations, or G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa; traveling for purposes
related to an international organization designated under the IOIA; or
traveling for purposes of conducting meetings or business with the
United States Government.
(b) To the extent permitted by law and subject to
the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of State shall
immediately expand the Consular Fellows Program, including by
substantially increasing the number of Fellows, lengthening or making
permanent the period of service, and making language training at the
Foreign Service Institute available to Fellows for assignment to posts
outside of their area of core linguistic ability, to ensure that
nonimmigrant visa-interview wait times are not unduly affected.
Sec. 10. Visa Validity Reciprocity. The
Secretary of State shall review all nonimmigrant visa reciprocity
agreements and arrangements to ensure that they are, with respect to
each visa classification, truly reciprocal insofar as practicable with
respect to validity period and fees, as required by sections 221(c) and
281 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1201(c) and 1351, and other treatment.
If another country does not treat United States nationals
seeking nonimmigrant visas in a truly reciprocal manner, the Secretary
of State shall adjust the visa validity period, fee schedule, or other
treatment to match the treatment of United States nationals by that
foreign country, to the extent practicable.
Sec. 11. Transparency and Data Collection.
(a) To be more transparent with the American people
and to implement more effectively policies and practices that serve the
national interest, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Attorney General, shall, consistent with applicable law and
national security, collect and make publicly available the following
information:
(i)
information regarding the number of foreign nationals in the
United States who have been charged with terrorism-related offenses
while in the United States; convicted of terrorism-related offenses
while in the United States; or removed from the United States based on
terrorism-related activity, affiliation with or provision of material
support to a terrorism-related organization, or any other
national-security-related reasons;
(ii) information
regarding the number of foreign nationals in the United States who have
been radicalized after entry into the United States and who have
engaged in terrorism-related acts, or who have provided material
support to terrorism-related organizations in countries that pose a
threat to the United States;
(iii) information
regarding the number and types of acts of gender-based violence against
women, including so-called "honor killings," in the United States by
foreign nationals; and
(iv) any other
information relevant to public safety and security as determined by the
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, including
information on the immigration status of foreign nationals charged with
major offenses.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
release the initial report under subsection (a) of this section within
180 days of the effective date of this order and shall include
information for the period from September 11, 2001, until the date of
the initial report. Subsequent reports shall be issued every
180 days thereafter and reflect the period since the previous report.
Sec. 12. Enforcement. (a) The
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult
with appropriate domestic and international partners, including
countries and organizations, to ensure efficient, effective, and
appropriate implementation of the actions directed in this order.
(b) In implementing this order, the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall comply with all
applicable laws and regulations, including, as appropriate, those
providing an opportunity for individuals to claim a fear of persecution
or torture, such as the credible fear determination for aliens covered
by section 235(b)(1)(A) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A).
(c) No immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before
the effective date of this order shall be revoked pursuant to this
order.
(d) Any individual whose visa was marked revoked or
marked canceled as a result of Executive Order 13769 shall be entitled
to a travel document confirming that the individual is permitted to
travel to the United States and seek entry. Any prior
cancellation or revocation of a visa that was solely pursuant to
Executive Order 13769 shall not be the basis of inadmissibility for any
future determination about entry or admissibility.
(e) This order shall not apply to an individual who
has been granted asylum, to a refugee who has already been admitted to
the United States, or to an individual granted withholding of removal
or protection under the Convention Against Torture. Nothing
in this order shall be construed to limit the ability of an individual
to seek asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the
Convention Against Torture, consistent with the laws of the United
States.
Sec. 13. Revocation. Executive Order
13769 of January 27, 2017, is revoked as of the effective date of this
order.
Sec. 14. Effective Date. This order is
effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight time on March 16, 2017.
Sec. 15. Severability. (a) If
any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any
person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this
order and the application of its other provisions to any other persons
or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(b) If any provision of this order, or the
application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to
be invalid because of the lack of certain procedural requirements, the
relevant executive branch officials shall implement those procedural
requirements.
Sec. 16. General Provisions. (a)
Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect:
(i) the authority
granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head
thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary,
administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents,
or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 6, 2017.
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