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A Message About Trump’s “Immigration Ban” Presidential Proclamation
On Monday night, President Trump tweeted that he was banning all immigration to the U.S. in response to the coronavirus and to protect American jobs. Long story short, he doesn’t have the authority to do that under any statute except for Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which allows him to impose a temporary travel ban on some immigrants and non-immigrants. After his ill-timed tweet, his advisors scrambled to prepare...