Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering U.S., citing national security [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump is casting a sweeping ban on citizens from 12 countries, and tight restrictions on nationals from seven others, as an extension of his program of mass deportations and the locking down of U.S. borders, saying the latest measures will “keep bad people out of our country.”

The move, however, will further bar the door to people fleeing political repression and humanitarian crises, and promises to upend relations with countries around the world.

The executive order, signed by Mr. Trump on Wednesday evening to take effect Monday, is framed in national security terms: The countries affected, it says, do not properly vet people going to the United States.

Trump issues travel ban for a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday

On Thursday, the President tied it to his broader immigration policy of kicking out anyone without legal status and ending programs for asylum seekers to enter legally.

“We’re moving them out …