Trump invokes wartime authority of Defense Production Act to address coronavirus crisis – live updates
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to invoke a provision that would allow him to prohibit certain people from entering the country, including asylum seekers and those entering the country illegally at the southern border.”The answer’s yes,” Trump told reporters when asked about the code, adding that he plans to invoke it “very soon. Probably today.”The administration will invoke 42 U.S. Code 265, a section of the federal legal code that […]
