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In the past, the law has been used to impose sanctions or freeze the assets of Iran, Syria and North Korea or groups of terrorists.

Attorneys have said that hiring undocumented students could lead to litigation, civil fines, criminal penalties and the freezing of federal funding.

USC had announced a spate of austerity measures in March, including a hiring freeze, a reassessment of capital spending projects and restrictions on discretionary spending.

Half the states and the District of Columbia sued the administration over the food-aid freeze and argued that they had a legal obligation to keep the programme running in their jurisdictions.

Having a family of her own has also been something in Earps' mind for a few years and she has frozen her eggs for later use in fertility treatment.