One of Donald Trump executive order has raised different protests from different parts of the country. The temporary ban on immigration for seven different countries stops people coming either as refugees, or green card holders of the United States.
After much disagreement with the ban, the White House has now explained the executive order and have asked that people with the Green card from the country will not be banned from entering the country.
While speaking to the on NBC's "Meet the press," the White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus defended the immigration ban from Muslim-majority country,he said;
If you're an American citizen travelling back and forth to Libya, you are likely to be subjected to further questioning when you come into an airport. There is discretionary authority that a custom and border patrol agent has when they suspect that someone is up to no good when they travel back and forth to Libya or Yemen.
Priebus also said that the ban will not affect green card holders going forward, unless the traveller is considered suspicious by border officials.
General John Kelly, the secretary of homeland security who just received briefing on the travel ban on green card holders issued his own statement on Saturday. He promised to protect the rights of Green card holders by issuing a waiver that will allow them into the country, unless they are considered a threat to national security.
In applying the provisions of the president's executive order, I hereby deem the entry of lawful permanent residents to be in the national interest. Accordingly, absent the receipt of significant derogatory information indicating a serious threat to public safety and welfare, lawful permanent resident status will be a dispositive factor in our case-by-case determinations.
