--- title: Seth Meyers Mocks Trump Immigration Ban description: “Trump should be the first president who legally has to count to 100 before taking action,” said Seth Meyers. canonical: https://time.com/4655024/seth-meyers-on-trump-immigration-ban/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-31T18:00:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:37.800Z og:title: Seth Meyers on Trump's Immigration Ban 'Cruel and Unnecessary' og:description: Meyers goes in on Trump's "big heart" og:url: https://time.com/4655024/seth-meyers-on-trump-immigration-ban/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4252304b47dc6a08/6988b814196cf44fee03ead4/seth-meyers-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1978 og:image:height: 1113 og:image:alt: seth-meyers-donald-trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Seth Meyers on Trump's Immigration Ban 'Cruel and Unnecessary' twitter:description: Meyers goes in on Trump's "big heart" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4252304b47dc6a08/6988b814196cf44fee03ead4/seth-meyers-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Seth Meyers Calls Trump's Immigration Ban 'Cruel and Unnecessary' > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jan 31, 2017 6:00 PM UTC  by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jan 31, 2017 6:00 PM UTC On _Late Night_, Seth Meyers turned his attention to President Trump’s [executive order](http://time.com/4654787/trump-immigration-discrimination-lawsuits/?xid=homepage) on immigration. The action was met with swift opposition from thousands who protested it as well as [criticism from Barack Obama](http://time.com/4653909/barack-obama-immigration-ban-protests/) and some Republicans, while some of Trump’s [supporters praised the action](http://time.com/4654829/donald-trump-immigration-ban-voters-support/). For Meyers, he dubbed the ban “cruel and unnecessary” and “very poorly thought out,” adding that in the video released by the White House, Meyers felt Trump appeared to be reading [the executive order](http://travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/travel-warnings/trump-travel-ban-explained?xid=timehp-popular), which bans visitors including green card holders from seven predominantly Muslim countries, for the first time. “Hey man, it’s not comforting to us when you seem shocked by the stuff you’re signing,” Meyers said on his show on Monday night. “That’s the way people look before they sign the injury waiver on _American Ninja Warrior_.’” In his “Closer Look” segment, Meyers commented, “Trump should be the first president who legally has to count to 100 before taking action.” Meyers noted that during the presidential campaign Trump frequently touted his “big heart” (“Or as my doctor calls it, ‘enlarged’,” according to Meyers), but on _Late Night_ Meyers said, “people who actually do have a big heart don’t walk around bragging about it. 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