Trump Executive Order Will 'Suspend Immigration' Into the US President Donald Trump announced the executive order in a Monday night tweet.
Donald Trump, Twitter As of Tuesday morning, the White House has offered no details of Trump's forthcoming order.
Due to the scale of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., immigrant and other visa processing has been suspended for weeks.
Republicans expressed their support for the executive order.
Some suggested that immigration should be halted indefinitely.
Rep.
Paul Gosar, R-AZ, via Fox News Democrats labeled the move by Trump as scapegoating, saying Trump needed "someone to blame for his own failure." Sen.
Kamala Harris, D-CA, via Fox News Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden also reacted to the news.
Joe Biden, via Fox News As of Monday morning, nearly 788,000 people in the U.S. have been infected with the coronavirus.
The U.S. death toll exceeds 42,000.
