Report: Trump expected to sign executive orders on immigration Wednesday

Syrian refugees in Jordan.
(Image credit: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

On Wednesday, President Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on immigration at the Department of Homeland Security, several congressional aides and immigration experts with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The orders will likely involve restricting access to the U.S. for refugees from Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Libya and blocking visas from being issued to Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. During his campaign, Trump said he would ban Muslims from entering the country.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.