Trump says refugee admissions to resume with ‘enhanced vetting’

Published October 24, 2017 10:47pm ET



President Trump is set to sign an executive order that allows for most aspects of the refugee admissions process to resume while requesting an additional review of the vetting procedures for applicants from 11 “high-risk” countries, senior administration officials said Tuesday.

The administration will take 90 days to assess the threats posed by applicants from the 11 countries, which the senior administration officials declined to identify, citing “law enforcement sensitivities.”

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