US President Donald Trump has announced his plans to temporarily suspend all immigration into the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
He took to Twitter to announce his decision, claiming it is aimed at protecting American jobs.
"In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States," he wrote on Twitter.
The leader, however, did not detail which immigration programme will be impacted by the order.
Even, the White House did not to elaborate on Trump's Twitter announcement.
Meanwhile, several Democrats described it as his ploy to divert attention from his administration's slow response to the coronavirus.
So far, the US has more than 792,000 positive cases and over 42,000 fatalities.
Children across parts of the US Northeast will stay home on Monday as a powerful winter storm forced school closures and pushed offices and transit systems onto emergency schedules, with officials across the region warning of dangerous travel conditions.
One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or "El Mencho", has been killed in a military raid on Sunday, sparking widespread retaliatory violence.
Pakistan said it launched strikes on targets in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including assaults during the holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from its neighbour's territory.
One police officer was killed and 24 other people were injured after several explosive devices detonated at midnight in Lviv in western Ukraine, the National Police said on Sunday.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will raise a temporary tariff from 10 per cent to 15 per cent on US imports from all countries, the maximum level allowed under the law, after the US Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff programme.
The move came less than 24 hours after Trump announced a 10% across-the-board tariff on Friday after the court's decision. The ruling found the president had exceeded his authority when he imposed an array of higher rates under an economic emergency law.
The new levies are grounded in a separate but untested law, known as Section 122, that al
Powerful winter storm shuts schools, disrupts travel across US Northeast
Mexican military kills cartel boss 'El Mencho' in US-backed raid
Afghanistan says Pakistan strikes kill and injure dozens
Police officer killed, dozens injured in bomb explosions in Ukraine's Lviv
Trump pivots to new 15% global tariff after Supreme Court setback
