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Last president determinant and a similar context pose special risks in terms of terrorist infiltration in our country. those determinations were made in 2015 and 2016 based either on a congressional determination or statutory factors, including their foreign terrorist organizations had significant presence in the country, or the country served as a safe haven for terrorists.. the order also temporarily halted refugee programs. this judgment was well within the presidents power as delegated to hi...

Terms of terrorist infiltration in our country. those determinations were made in 2015 and 2016. based either on a congressional determination or statutory factors, including their foreign terrorist organizations had significant presence in the country, or the country served as a safe haven for terrorists. the order also temporarily halted refugee programs. this judgment was well within the presidents power as delegated to him with by congress. it is constitutional, as the court in boston recent...

So he will keep fighting even if its a losing argument. >> the president says it was only 109 people. that all this is all hysteria. that it only affected 109 people. there was no chaos that secretary kelly said it all went very smoothly. do you accept that? >> first of all the president took a sledge hammer to the wrong party. the fact of the matter is that refugees coming in, the most vetted people possible if you were terrorists trying to get to this country the last thing you do is go throug...

Yesterday, if a ban were announced with a one-week notice, the bad would rush into our country. he says its a ban. >> hold on, it cant be -- it cant be. more people would have flooded into the country in a short amount of time to take advantage before the ban went in effect. im not confused, the words being described with it are what the media is calling it. >> house speaker paul ryan is offering mild criticism over the rollout of president trumps new travel restrictions speaking yesterday he sa...

Suspends the refugee programs for 120 days. over the weekend it prompted protests in the streets and elicited a strong response. >> this executive order was mean-spirited and un-american. >> reporter: today a cutting rebuttal from the president. >> i noticed that chuck schumer yesterday with fake tears. im going to ask him who was his acting coach, because i know him very well. i dont see him as a crier. >> reporter: its not just democrats raising alarm. >> you have an extreme vetting proposal t...

Unconstitutional order. and now it is my privilege, our privilege, to introduce two people with their stories, their courageous stories. okay. next -- >> all right. they are going to figure out whats going on up there. strong words from nancy pelosi, from chuck schumer democratic leaders in the house and senate. i want to get reaction from former commissioner of u.s. border protection gil kerlikowske who is with us as well. do you see any advantages at all to what the president, president trump,...

The notion that jihadis, isis, are trying to infiltrate refugee programs. we just havent seen it made manifest here at home. youve had three people killed by refugees since 1975. youve had no citizens of these seven countries ever kill anybody in america since 1975. its not about the facts. its about the phobia. and this is something that president trump promised as a muslim ban during the campaign, and now hes going to make good on it. is that enough justification? >> i congratulate president t...

Take this morning where were seeing this challenge certainly from a federal judge from brooklyn temporarily blocking the trump administration from deporting u.s. referee gees and visa holders from -- refugees and visa holders from those seven muslim countries? >> the bulk of the orders still gone forward, and i think the most important point is president trump ran on this. this is something he said he would do to protect america to keep america safe from countries that cannot be vetted when they...

These countries as well. but he said specifically here, these were his words. isis in iraq and syria. and he has said absolutely hes going to double down, bomb isis, essentially off the face of the map. he will eradicate and get rid of isis. it appears as if now he is limiting that in what he is asking in his executive order to isis in iraq and syria. this of course is the biggest grouping of isis. but not all and theyve been growing in libya recently. >> what is not included in the executive or...

We have several hundred refugees that have come in from syria. these are 70% women and children. the balance consists mostly of families. my understanding is that these folks are being vetted more than anybody has ever been vetted. steams like a silly way to try to sneak into our community to do us harm. we have had no problems. w >> how have you adjusted as its changed about the idea of accepting a refugee into the united states? have you coordinated with federal officials, federal agencies, yo...