Trump said, “My Administration will marshal all available resources and authorities to stop this unprecedented flood of illegal aliens into the United States.”
The actions are intended to “protect the American people from the disastrous effects of unlawful mass migration and resettlement.”
Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop of Washington, spoke to the incoming president during an inauguration prayer service held.
At the Washington National Cathedral only hours after Trump issued the instructions. She made a sincere request that he extend “mercy”
To immigrants and LGBTQ+ people. She started by saying, “Millions have trusted you, and as you told the country yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God.”