Immigrant groups fear that President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on national security is a precursor to a punitive travel ban that will target students who participated in pro-Palestinian university encampments and make obtaining visas more difficult.
Trump issued the order to protect the United States from foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats.
“The United States must be vigilant during the visa-issuance process to ensure that those aliens approved for admission into the United States do not intend to harm Americans or our national interests,” the order states.
The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is among the groups that believe the order is paving the way to reinstate the 2017 Travel Ban more stringently….