President Trump denies he is about to authorize a “ban” on Muslim migration, only restrictions on entry from countries with a history of terrorism.
“It’s countries that have tremendous terror,” Trump told ABC News in his first television interview as president. “And it’s countries that people are going to come in and cause us tremendous problems.”
The Trump team is poised to suspend refugee and visa programs as applied to many Muslim countries in the Middle East, including war-torn Syria.
The orders could come as early as Thursday.
Critics of the imminent orders said they will block law-abiding Muslims trying to escape the very kind of violence Trump is talking about.
Rabbi Jack Moline, president of the Interfaith Alliance, called it a “de facto” ban on Muslims.
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SOURCE: USA Today, David Jackson