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28/01/2017 GMT

Trump Announces 'Extreme Vetting'

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Refugees banned from entering US for four months; Trump and India; The sound of home

Refugees banned from entering US for four months; Trump and India; The sound of home.

US President Donald Trump has banned Syrian refugees from entering the United States until further notice. His latest executive order also suspends all refugee admissions for four months and authorises what he calls "extreme vetting". President Trump said the measures were aimed at combating terrorism.

Also on the programme: US-India relations under the Trump administration; And what does home sound like?

(Image: US President Donald Trump during the signing of executive orders at the Pentagon. Credit: EPA/Olivier Douliery)

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