Trump to put limits on refugees, immigration

US president also reiterates he will build Mexico wall as he moves to fulfill some of his most controversial pledges.

The US president, Donald Trump, will sign executive orders restricting visas and immigration, as well as the entry of refugees, making good on his signature campaign pledges, according to several media reports.
Trump is due to speak on Wednesday to employees at the Department of Homeland Security - which handles immigration - and sign orders on refugees and national security, the reports said.
"Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall!" Trump tweeted late on Tuesday.

One of the orders would restrict immigration and access to the US for refugees and visa holders from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, according to the Washington Post, which noted that citizens from many of these countries already faced major obstacles in obtaining US visas.
Immigration experts told the newspaper that the orders would stop all admissions of refugees for 120 days, including those fleeing Syria's civil war, and a 30-day halt to issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas to people from some countries with Muslim majorities.

One of the orders would restrict immigration and access to the US for refugees and visa holders from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, according to the Washington Post, which noted that citizens from many of these countries already faced major obstacles in obtaining US visas.
Immigration experts told the newspaper that the orders would stop all admissions of refugees for 120 days, including those fleeing Syria's civil war, and a 30-day halt to issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas to people from some countries with Muslim majorities.