Applicants from 11 countries, unnamed but understood to include 10 Muslim-majority nations plus North Korea, will face tougher "risk-based" assessments to be accepted. The 11 countries, hit with a ban in October in the Trump administration's revised refugee policy, have not been identified officially. But refugee groups say they comprise Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Donald Trump has pursued a much tougher stance on immigrants and refugees from all countries since becoming president one year ago. DHS would not explain what the tougher vetting measures for the 11 countries would include.

Source: dna January 30, 2018 05:48 UTC