What is Trump allowed to do?

• After 9/11 Bush made the NSEERS to target Muslims entering US and register Muslims.

• Was legal, listed as a way to vet people entering from “high risk” countries, not religion.

• Trump can do it via executive order and the department of Homeland Security

What does the Department of Homeland Security do?

• Goal is to protect the country from terrorism using immigration laws, tight borders, etc.

• Possible head David Clarke (Trump appointee)- African- American, anti-Black Lives Matter, told people to arm themselves

• Idea of NSEERS was headed by Kris Kobach, Trump just met with him

What does Trump want to do?

• Trump has not specifically endorsed a registry, said it would not be a bad idea

• Campaign has stated that he does not support this, Trump did not specifically say he does not

• Met with Kobach

Checks/possible roadblocks

• Executive order, Congress can divert funds though

• The Supreme Court can rule the act unconstitutional, but it lasted 9 years before