White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders later told reporters that Trump considers Saipov an "enemy combatant," a designation that would curtail his legal rights. "I'm going to ask Congress to immediately initiate work to get rid of this programme," Trump told reporters at the White House. The programme, via a lottery, selects up to 50,000 people per year who receive US visas, and eventually permanent residence in the United States. Asked if legislation to end the visa programme would be taken up, No. Courts have blocked his latest executive action barring entry into the United States by people from several Muslim-majority countries.

Source: bd News24 November 01, 2017 23:48 UTC