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On Day 1, Biden Dismantles Some of Trump's Immigration Orders

Aline Barros

   WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed wide-ranging executive orders
   Wednesday to end travel restrictions from predominantly Muslim and
   African countries, initiate a halt to border wall funding and
   strengthen protections for immigrants brought to the country illegally
   as children. The orders dismantled major portions of former President
   Donald Trump's restrictive immigration policies.

   Travel restrictions

   The Biden-Harris White House reversed proclamations that barred most
   people from several majority Muslim and African countries to travel to
   the U.S. In a conference call with reporters, Biden's national security
   adviser, Jake Sullivan, described Trump's policy as "nothing less than
   a stain on our nation" and "rooted in xenophobia and religious animus."
   The former Trump White House had defended the proclamations as needed
   to keep America safe.

   Though the order says it will provide relief for families that were
   separated by Trump's travel restrictions, it also calls for
   strengthening screening and vetting for travelers by "enhancing
   information sharing with foreign governments."

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