One hundred thousand "why"

The United States annulled about 60 thousand visas as part of the execution of the Decree of President Donald Trump on the restriction of the entry of refugees and citizens of several Muslim countries. This was stated in the State Department, reports Associated Press.

On Friday, The Washington Post reported that the number of canceled visas due to the Trump decree is more than 100 thousand. The publication referred to the data that the lawyer presenting the government’s interests in the trial in Virginia to prevent two Yemen citizens in the United States.

The State Department explained that the figure indicated by lawyers includes visas, canceled outside the regard with the decree of Trump, as well as those who have expired.

According to the anti -migrant decree signed by Trump on January 27 , the reception of the United States of refugees from Syria is terminated for an indefinite period, and from other countries - for 120 days. In addition, immigrants from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Sudan are prohibited from entering the United States within 90 days. According to Trump, such a measure will allow "holding radical Islamic terrorists outside the United States."

Inside the United States, the decree caused a wave of protests, including street. Mass demonstrations were held in a number of cities. On Saturday, the federal court in New York suspended the document , allowing the entry into the country to those 109 migrants who had already settled on the aircraft before signing the decree.

On the 30th, Trump fired the acting The head of the US Ministry of Justice Sally Yates, after she publicly criticized his anti -migrant decree. The press service of the White House said that Yates "betrayed the Ministry of Justice, refusing to fulfill the legal decree designed to protect citizens of the United States."

On Wednesday criticism of the anti -migrant decree , the UN Secretary General Antoniu Gaterrish made . The decision of the American president, the Secretary General said, is “not the best way to protect the United States or any other country” from the penetration of terrorists. “If international terrorist organizations try to attack the country like the United States,” said Gaterrish, “it is unlikely that they begin to send people with passports of countries where armed conflicts are going on.” On the contrary, they would send people with passports of "developed and respected countries" or would use those who live in the countries of the intended attacks for decades.

On the other hand, the UN Secretary General continued, Trump’s decree can contribute to the terrorists in the search for supporters. “I think that these measures need to be canceled as soon as possible,” said Gutherrish.

On Thursday, the US administration lifted the ban on entry into the country for the decree of the owners of Green Cart - permanent residence permit.