Trump threatens sweeping immigration ban to US
Published:Monday | April 20, 2020 | 12:00 AM
Jamaicans waiting emigrate to the United States (US) could be in for a long and uncertain future.
US President Donald Trump announced late Monday that he intends to sign an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration to America.
Trump blamed the move on the new coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the US, killing 42,000 and infecting 800,000.
"In light of the attack from the invisible enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our great American citizens, I will be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States," Trump said in a message posted on Twitter.
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