The controversial move, signed a week after Donald Trump was sworn- in as the President, fulfills the vow he made on the campaign trail to limit Muslim immigration to the US. Also Read: Travel ban working ‘very nicely’: Donald TrumpThe controversial move, signed a week after he was sworn- in as the President, fulfills the vow Trump made on the campaign trail to limit Muslim immigration to the US. The immigration order, however, hit a roadblock when a federal judge on Sunday issued an emergency order temporarily barring authorities from deporting refugees and other visa holders who have been detained. Earlier, a senior administration official also pushed back on the notion that the controversial executive order was a Muslim ban. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official listed off several predominantly Muslim countries that the order does not apply to.

Source: Mint January 29, 2017 09:39 UTC