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The executive order, he claimed, would protect the country from the Covid-19 outbreak and safeguard American workers from migrants who seek employment in the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EIn light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1252418369170501639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EApril 21, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe announcement follows the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/04\/16\/836489480\/read-white-house-guidelines-to-states-for-reopening\u0022\u003Erelease\u003C\/a\u003E last week of the Trump administration\u2019s guidelines for states to ease stay-at-home orders and its push to reopen the US economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe response from experts on immigrant rights has been swift. Grace Meng, senior immigration researcher at Human Rights Watch, wrote on Twitter: \u201cBy suspending legal immigration to the US, American families will be among those who suffer most, people who will remain separated from spouses, children, parents, and other loved ones at a time when we all need our families most.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EPresident Trump\u0027s announcement he will suspend immigration to the US is a classic xenophobic, rights-abuser move - trying to deflect attention from government failures by blaming immigrants.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u2014 Grace Meng (@grace_meng) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/grace_meng\/status\/1252608976400728071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EApril 21, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EImmigrants are among essential front-line workers risking their lives to keep this country going. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/xZuaFqVDwK\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/xZuaFqVDwK\u003C\/a\u003E. They\u0027re doctors \u0026amp; nurses; grocery store workers; farmworkers \u0026amp; meat packing workers who are keeping our country going. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/HtwV4aL9bL\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/HtwV4aL9bL\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u2014 Grace Meng (@grace_meng) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/grace_meng\/status\/1252608977566707712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EApril 21, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EBy suspending legal immigration to the US, American families will be among those who suffer most, people who will remain separated from spouses, children, parents, and other loved ones at a time when we all need our families most. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/wxvgw3h2Wv\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/wxvgw3h2Wv\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u2014 Grace Meng (@grace_meng) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/grace_meng\/status\/1252608979001212930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EApril 21, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ETrump has already upended asylum, expelling people at the border, including children, without screening them for eligibility for protection under US and international law. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/pcyKJPipqO\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/pcyKJPipqO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u2014 Grace Meng (@grace_meng) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/grace_meng\/status\/1252608981027020807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EApril 21, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EImmigration has emerged as one of the most pressing issues in the 2020 US elections, following a pattern of increased deportations and violations of immigrants\u2019 rights under both Republican and Democrat administrations. Human Rights Watch has \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/11\/20\/voting-human-rights-guide-2020\u0022\u003Epublished a guide\u003C\/a\u003E to provide an overview of human rights issues at stake in the 2020 elections, including questions to help voters assess candidates\u2019 positions on the rights of immigrants.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFurther Reading:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHuman Rights Watch \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/content\/338973\u0022\u003Eguide\u003C\/a\u003E to some of the most pressing human rights issues in the 2020 US elections.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECharlie Martel and Grace Meng of Human Rights Watch on the systematic \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/04\/07\/trump-administration-using-pandemic-excuse-target-asylum-seekers\u0022\u003Edismantling of the US asylum system\u003C\/a\u003E during the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/04\/16\/over-180-rights-groups-urge-trump-administration-halt-border-expulsions-protect\u0022\u003Eletter\u003C\/a\u003E to the Trump administration, over 180 rights groups demand an end to border expulsions and protection for domestic violence survivors.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__375179__en","data":"","settings":null}]