The center will be a coordinated effort between DHS, the Justice Department, the State Department and other intelligence agencies, a National Security Council official told CNN. The presidential directive will not call for any new funding, the official added.

The memorandum would include a provision to also establish a panel within the next six months that will provide oversight on privacy and civil liberties issues for the center, according to CNN's report.



A board of governors, which may include Cabinet members, is also expected to oversee the panel.



Trump has repeatedly called for "extreme vetting" of those entering the U.S. His travel ban, which the Supreme Court has agreed to review, has been one of his most controversial and challenged policies.