Trump On Migrants: US President Ban Syrian Migrants, 6 Other Muslim Countries

The US President Donald J Trump hold true to one of his most controversial campaign promises which is to keep radical Islamic terrorists from entering the United States.

Mr Trump signed the executive order on Friday to close the nation's borders to refugees from Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Sudan and Libya for three months - with the exception of Christians and other minority religions who are fleeing persecutions.

In his speech at the Pentagon after the swear in of Gen James Mattis as the country's defence secretary, Trump said,

"We don’t want them here. We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas.

"We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country, and love deeply our people."

Many prominent individuals have condemned the move fearing that it contradicts the country's founding beliefs.

Mr Trump explained to a TV anchor for the Christian broadcasting Network, that Christians in Syria were “horribly treated."

He alleged that under previous administrations, "if you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible."

"I thought it was very, very unfair. So we are going to help them," the president said.

It was reported that In the fiscal year that ended in October, the US admitted 12,500 Syrian refugees. An additional 3,500 were admitted for resettlement in the last three months of 2016, and majority were women and children.

Launching an "extreme vetting" on Islamic refugees wasn't the only priority signed into the executive order. Mr Trump also signed a memorandum directing what he called “a great rebuilding of the armed services,” saying it would call for budget negotiations to acquire new planes, new ships and new resources for the nation’s military.

Highlights of the text of order signed by US President Donald J Trump

• Suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Programme for 120 days
• A ban on refugees from Syria until "significant changes" are made
• A 90-day suspension on arrivals from Iraq, Syria, and "areas of concern" - reported to include Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen
• To prioritise future refugee applications on the basis of religious-based persecution - but only if the person is part of a minority religion in their home country
• A cap of 50,000 refugees in 2017 - less than half of Mr Obama's upper limit.

Others measures according to BBC include 

• Broad review of the information require from all countries to approve a visa;
• A review of visa schemes between nations to ensure they are truly reciprocal for US citizens;
• And the immediate suspension of the Visa Interview Waiver Programme. 

However, the document says exceptions to most restrictions could be made on a case-by-case basis.