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Trump's Immigration Order Stops Far Short Of Total Ban

Late Monday night, President Trump tweeted that he would sign an executive order suspending all immigration into the United States. The proclamation that came on later in the week stopped well short of that, temporarily halting some green card processing with plenty of carve-outs. This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Email the show at <a href="mailto:nprpolitics@npr.org">nprpolitics@npr.org </a> Join the Facebook group at <a href="http://n.pr/politicsgroup">n.pr/politicsgroup </a> Subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://npr.org/politicsnewsletter">npr.org/politicsnewsletter </a> Find and support <a href="https://www.npr.org/stations/">y</a>our local public radio station at <a href="http://donate.npr.org">donate.npr.org</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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