World Relief: Refugee Ban and Day Suspension

world relief: Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department to resume refugee processing following a 120-day suspension, now that new screening measures are in place, according to Metro News. But the order also imposes tight new restrictions on refugees from 11 countries that have been deemed to warrant extra screening and it indefinitely suspends a program that reunites refugees with their spouses and children. They say the continued restrictions will lead to lost time and lost lives. It's the refugee ban all over again, said Jenny Yang, the vice-president of advocacy and policy at World Relief, a humanitarian aid organization. The extra restrictions apply to people who are citizens of or have lived in 11 countries where male, adult applicants were already subject to an additional security review called a security advisory opinion. She said the new restrictions will affect a significant percentage of those in the refugee program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.