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President Trump signs executive order suspending immigration green cards for 60 days
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the approval of some immigration green cards for 60 days.
Mr Trump has said the aim is to keep foreigners out of local jobs during the coronavirus crisis. "In order to protect our great American workers, I've just signed an executive order temporarily suspending immigration into the United States. "This will ensure that unemployed Americans of all backgrounds will be first in line for jobs as our economy reopens," he told a press conference.
The 60-day suspension hits some of the people applying for permanent residency, or green cards. The order exempts several categories of green card applicants, including people working in healthcare and immediate relatives of US citizens.
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