Donald Trump has vowed to "temporarily suspend immigration" into the US due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The US president wrote on Twitter: "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 did not give further details, however, and the White House did not clarify.
Reaction was mixed, with former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro tweeting: "You cut off immigration, you crater our nation's already weakened economy. What a dumb move."
But Thomas Homan, Mr Trump's former acting director of US immigration and customs enforcement, said: "It makes sense to protect opportunities for our workforce while this pandemic plays out.
It's really not about immigration - it's about the pandemic and keeping our country safer while protecting opportunities for unemployed Americans."
It comes as COVID-19 continues to tighten its grip on the US. More than 785,000 people have been confirmed as having the virus and more than 42,000 have died.
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