Trump says considering signing new order on immigration
February 11, 2017 08:19
President Donald Trump has said he is considering issuing a 'brand new' executive order on immigration by next week, even though he expressed confidence that he will win the legal battle over the immigration ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries.
"We will win that battle. The unfortunate part is that it takes time statutorily, but we will win that battle. We also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand new order," Trump told reporters travelling with him on Air Force One from Andrews Air Force Base to Florida.
Asked if his plan might be to issue a new executive order, Trump said: "It very well could be. We need speed for reasons of security, so it very well could be."
Trump said that 'in honour of the (9th US Circuit court) decision' he will likely wait until next week to respond with any action.
"Perhaps Monday or Tuesday," he said.
The new executive order on immigration would include security measures, Trump said.
"New security measures. We have very, very strong vetting. I call it extreme vetting and we're going very strong on security. We are going to have people coming to our country that want to be here for good reason," he said.
Speaking at the White House Trump said: "We will be doing something very rapidly to do with the additional security for our country. You'll be seeing that sometime next week."
Trump said there are tremendous threats to the country.
"We will not allow that to happen, I can tell you that right now. So we'll be going forward and we'll be doing things to continue to make our country safe. It will happen rapidly and we will not allow people into our country who are looking to do harm to our people," he said.
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