(MSC News)--United States Senators Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts both agree that changes to immigration policy are needed; and, while both Kansas Republican say that must be done in the name of safety, they don't agree with the way the issue has been handled by President Donald Trump.

The Senators have issued statements following a strong public outcry over the weekend, including massive protests at airports across the nation, after Trump, through an executive order, imposed a 90-day suspension of immigrant and non-immigrant admission from seven mostly Muslim countries.

Senator Roberts says that while he agrees that the nation needs a “major overhaul of our immigration system and a better vetting process, the President needs to work with Congress to ensure every aspect of a major policy change...is taken into consideration.”

Moran expressed a similar view, saying that while he supports thorough vetting, he does “not support restricting the rights of U.S. Citizens and lawful permanent residents,” adding that “far reaching national security policy should always be devised in consultation with Congress and relevant government agencies.”

The ban was implemented Friday.

Planned to last 90 days, it also suspended new refugee admissions for 120 days.

Following strong pushback, The New York Times reports the Trump White House will not apply the ban to those with green cards granting them permanent residence in the United States. A formal statement from the Department of Homeland Security says all legal residents are now exempt from the order.