POTUS issues memorandum ordering creation of a National Vetting Center

Original Date Announced
February 6, 2018
In a Presidential Memorandum, President Trump announces plans to establish a national vetting center that will "coordinate and use intelligence and other information to identify individuals who present a threat to national security, border security, homeland security, or public safety." The memorandum requires that the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, as well as the Attorney General and others, provide updates detailing the progress made in establishing the center "within 180 days." [ID #300]
Presidential Memorandum on Optimizing the Use of Federal Government Information in Support of the National Vetting Enterprise
Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
- August 5, 2018
  Plan to implement the Presidential Memorandum in Support of the National Vetting Enterprise
  
  DHS provides plan to implement the Presidential Memorandum on Optimizing the Use of Federal Government Information in Support of the National Vetting Enterprise
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Fully in Effect

Status: Final/Actual

Trump Administration Action: Presidential Orders

Subject Matter: Enforcement

Agencies Affected: DOS DHS DOJ DOD Other

Commentary

Center for American Progress: Trump’s New Vetting Center Just Opened. Will It Make Us Safer?
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Washington Post: Trump is creating a vetting center. Is it ‘extreme’ enough to end his travel ban?
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