Julia Edwards Ainsley

It would no longer target groups such as white supremacists who have also carried out bombings and shootings in US.

They may not be taken off the list anytime soon if, for example, they are in various states of collapse, says Homeland Security.

This is despite the president’s order temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country.

UPDATED 11.15AM | The US president is expected to sign several executive orders today on the matter.