Report: Draft Of Trump's 'Temporary Immigration Ban' Exempts 'Refugees,' Farm Workers & More

In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020

BUT the EO includes broad exceptions: for refugees, people considered essential workers, health workers, spouses, children, potential adoptees, and "any alien whose entry would be in the national interest." 3/4

— Nicholas Wadhams (@nwadhams) April 21, 2020

Draft EO doesn't set a start date but would expire in 90 days. Story in @TheTerminal now 4/4

— Nicholas Wadhams (@nwadhams) April 21, 2020

Denying new work visas for 90 days, with carveouts: Mostly rhetoric.

Forcing workers already in the US "to provide updated certifications to the government that they are not displacing American workers": Weaponized propaganda.

Everyone hang tight until we see the final EO.

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— Doug Rand (@doug_rand) April 21, 2020

President Donald Trump plans to temporarily halt legal immigration into the U.S., and a draft version of an executive order would bar people from seeking a range of work visas in his latest effort to contain the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

The new policy would deny entry for people seeking most types of work visas for at least 90 days, according to a draft order obtained by Bloomberg News.

But it includes exceptions for people seeking jobs in "food production and directly helping to protect the supply chain," which could apply to farm workers. The ban would also not apply to health care or medical research professionals, according to the draft.

Technology industry workers living in the U.S. on H-1B visas, however, would need to provide updated certifications to the government that they are not displacing American workers. Refugees and asylum seekers would not be affected by the order, nor would spouses and children of U.S. citizens or permanent residents.