US President Donald Trump says his immigration ban on seven muslim-majority nations in the Middle East and ban on refugees is being done in the name of national security. Photo: APWashington: President Donald Trump says his halt to immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations and ban on refugees is being done in the name of national security. ALSO READ | Donald Trump’s visa ban order: The view from a worried Middle EastThe FBI has for years been concerned by the prospect of airplane bomb plots and terrorists dispatched from overseas to commit violence in America. An Iraqi refugee who entered the US in 2009, for instance, pleaded guilty in Houston in October to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State. He said he was concerned that the refugee ban could deter Muslim-majority countries from cooperating with the US on policy matters and could embolden an extremist already bent on violence.

Source: Mint January 29, 2017 12:43 UTC