Homeland Security Chief Pushes Back Amid Confusion Over Trump Refugee Ban

Foreign Policy: President Donald Trump’s executive order barring all refugees and many Muslim immigrants has sparked a furor at home and abroad. But Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly defended the action Tuesday, despite a spate of lawsuits and lingering confusion over who is affected by the ban.

Kelly, who had only been on the job six days when Trump signed the executive order last Friday, rejected media reports that he had been blindsided by the move and insisted he had properly reviewed the presidential directive before it was signed.

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