Donald Trump To Launch Immigration Crackdown
The limits on refugees could include a ban lasting months on admissions from all countries until the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security can increase the intensity of the vetting process.
On the campaign trail, Mr Trump proposed a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.
It was an extreme, incendiary call that became a rallying cry among Trump supporters.
Many of them objected to Barack Obama's move to increase the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the US, despite fears that those fleeing the country's civil war would threaten Americans.
But the headline promise subsequently disappeared from the official campaign website.
Both he and his nominee for attorney general, Senator Jeff Sessions, have shifted their focus to those individuals who could pose a danger, rather than any specific ban on people of a certain faith.
It is understood Mr Trump will have to instruct the State Department to stop issuing visas to people from those nations.
Another option at his disposal is instructing US Customs and Border Protection to stop any current visa holders from those countries from coming into the United States.
He has also moved to reassure his most loyal supporters that he will follow through on one of his key campaign pledges - to build a wall on the Mexican border.
He tweeted: "Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall!"
Immigration hardliners had already been growing impatient, piling on the pressure as the new President quietly backed away from a pledge to end protections for nearly 750,000 immigrants brought to the US illegally as children.
These latest orders give the impression of Mr Trump following through on his big pledges - but they will prove hugely controversial, requiring a major shake-up of America's immigration system.
SkyNews
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