Most people in the State Department have never seen anything like this, the diplomat said. The final part of the visa ban memo lays out detailed alternatives, including increased vetting for specific nationalities. Some State Department officials said on Tuesday that they would not sign the letter because of those risks. While one said he disagreed with the visa ban, he considered it his job to enforce American government policies whether or not he agreed with them. The visa ban, he said, “was such obviously bad policy” that he was trying to find a way to sign the dissent letter.

Source: New York Times January 31, 2017 20:30 UTC