(CNN) President Donald Trump extended certain restrictions on legal immigration and on visas that allow immigrants to temporarily work in the United States on Thursday, just hours before those restrictions were set to lapse. Trump extended the restrictions through March 31, two months after he will leave office. The continuation of the restrictions, which comes with just 20 days left in the President's term, are the latest effort to bar the entry of immigrants to the country. That order, which was set to lapse, was extended in June until the end of 2020 and expanded to include some guest worker visas. "The effects of COVID-19 on the United States labor market and on the health of American communities is a matter of ongoing national concern," Trump's Thursday proclamation read.

Source: CNN January 01, 2021 00:33 UTC