‘Leaked’ document reveals 872 refugees WILL be let into the US despite Trump’s ‘immigration ban’
A security official from the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the waivers
AS Donald Trump's signed off a temporary ban on letting refugees into America, the US. government granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country.
According to , an internal Department of Homeland Security document which has been seen by the respected news organisation outlines the numbers of people to gain entry the United States this week.
A security official confirmed the waivers, and noted the refugees were already seen as "in transit" meaning they had been cleared to resettle this week.
Refugees who are preparing for resettlement have usually severed their ties with their country, and given up their possessions, meaning it is very difficult for them to go back on their country and their old lives.
It was on Friday Trump signed off the executive order on immigration - which also included a ban on individuals from seven countries which are principally Muslim, and considered to be 'terror prone.'
The waivers were issued by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
They were granted as protests took place across the globe with many saying the president had rushed the order through and it had not been thought out.
The official, who did not wish to be identified, said they did not know if more waivers would be issued, and the document, which was seen by Reuters, gave no indication on the nationalities of those who were given them.
Non-refugee visitors from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen, which were named in the order, faced being detained, were deported or were not allowed on flights into the US in the wake of it being signed off by the President.
Trump defended his decision to sign of the order with no notice on Twitter saying if it had been announced the "bad would rush into the country and added there were "a lot of bad 'dudes' out there."
The document also revealed 348 people were prevented from getting onto flights to America over the weekend, and more than 200 people who landed at airports in the country were not allowed through border control.
As well as this, more than 735 people faced questioning by US Customs and Border Protection officers - with 394 people who were legal permanent US residents holding green cards.
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According to the President the executive order was written to help stop "foreign terrorist entry" into the U.S.
The order has stopped the admission of refugees for 120 days so government officials can come up with a way to admit them without any getting in who could pose a threat.
Those 872 refugees which are due to be admitted this week have gone through the screening system advocated by the Obama administration.
This can take around two years and includes a full background check and a number of interviews.
On Sunday it was confirmed green card holders would be able to get on flights to the US but they would have more scrutiny on arrival.
There was also guidance from the DHS which stated people from those countries cited in the order could come into America on a case by case basis.
Meanwhile on Monday protests continued, and Congressional Democrats, foreign countries, including the UK distanced themselves from the order.
Democratic Senators then tried to force a vote on a bill to rescind the order.