Donald Trump to temporarily suspend immigration to US

US President Donald Trump has said he will be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States as the country tries to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Trump made the announcement by tweet late Monday night, and did not offer specifics, such as the time frame or the scope of who would be affected.

"In 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," Trump said in a tweet.

It’s the latest measure taken by Trump and his administration to restrict the U.S. border amid the pandemic. Trump has imposed broad travel restrictions on China, Europe, Canada and Mexico to curb the virus’s spread, and the State Department last month temporarily suspended routine visa services at embassies and consulates.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has also already suspended routine in-person services, but is still offering some emergency services.

The president has often said the pandemic has strengthened his desire to further restrict access to the U.S., and even to manufacture certain products on home soil.

Cracking down on illegal immigration and a promise to erect a wall at the Mexican border formed the centerpiece of Trump’s election campaign in 2016.

The US Congress on Monday crept toward a



$450 billion arrangement to support private companies and emergency clinics hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying mediators had settled on the 'standards' of the bundle as the Senate set a Tuesday meeting for a potential vote. 

A huge number of Americans worried about their monetary primary concern have been fighting the nation over for a considerable length of time, and on Monday, the point of convergence was Pennsylvania and its capital Harrisburg. 

Trump has rooted for the fights, even as wellbeing authorities caution that a too-fast reviving could hazard a resurgence of destructive episodes. 

The profoundly infectious infection has now slaughtered in excess of 42,000 individuals in the United States, the nation with the most noteworthy loss of life.

Amid pressure to reopen their communities and economies, several US governors have stressed that coronavirus testing first must be ramped up dramatically, with federal help.

But Trump has insisted there has been adequate testing and the federal government is doing its job.

Trump, under fire for his response to the crisis as he seeks re-election in November, has lashed out at the WHO for its early handling of the outbreak and cut US funding for the global health body.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded on Monday, saying the agency had dutifully sounded the alarm.