Trump Turns Emergency Power Into Routine Reason to Halt Immigration
Trump is stretching presidential authority beyond recognition—and setting a precedent that he can exploit to shut America’s doors at will
The Immigration and Nationality Act’s Section 212(f) was designed for rare crises—moments when the president might need to suspend entry to protect the country from immediate threats. But as far back as his first administration, Donald Trump has twisted that emergency power into a standing policy tool, deploying it again and again to halt immigration for reasons that have nothing to do with national security.
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