872 refugees allowed to enter the United States

The U.S. has allowed 872 refugees to enter the country in the coming days, border service spokesman Kevin McAlinan said, writes . Associated Press

We are talking about those who are already on the road, but because of the refusal will face “excessive difficulties”. In addition to them, the United States will allow representatives of religious minorities to enter.

As McAleenan explained, this relief was made possible because President Donald Trump's executive order on a temporary ban on refugees sets out the criteria by which the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security can allow entry to a refugee on an individual basis.

Recall that at the end of January, Trump signed a decree temporarily restricting the entry into the United States of refugees and citizens of seven countries - Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia. At the same time, he stated that the decree was designed to protect the country from international terrorism.

However, this document provoked a wave of protest throughout the country. International organizations, including the UN, also criticized it. And two countries - Iran and Iraq - took retaliatory measures against the Americans.