“I feel that it’s a necessary step for us to take for the security of our nation,” he said. It suspended immigration for 90 days from countries linked to terrorism that the State Department said would mean seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Some colleges and universities had urged students who might be affected by Mr. Trump’s policies to return to the United States before inauguration day if they were abroad, or to remain in the country if they were already here. The seven countries covered by the temporary ban on entry to the United States have about 13,000 citizens who are college or graduate students in the United States, said the American Council on Education, the largest association of those schools. In interviews, news conferences and petitions, many religious leaders criticized what they called a decision to give preference to Christian refugees.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2017 17:57 UTC