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President Trump said in a tweet late Monday that he will be signing an executive order to “temporarily suspend immigration” into the United States because of COVID-19 “as well as the need to protect American jobs.”
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BAL Analysis: Rumors have been circulating for some time regarding additional executive action restricting immigration, and BAL’s Government Strategies and COVID-19 Task Force teams have been mapping out scenarios for weeks in anticipation of potential additional immigration restrictions. BAL is closely monitoring this development and will provide additional analysis of any new restrictions when the White House issues the executive order.
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