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President Donald Trump Signs New Travel Ban Targeting Six Countries by philpwresh(m): 6:06pm On Mar 06, 2017 |
President Donald Trump
signed a new executive order Monday banning
immigration from six Muslim-majority
countries, notably dropping Iraq from January's
previous order.
The new travel ban comes six weeks after
Trump's original executive order was rolled out
to chaos and confusion at airports nationwide,
and eventually blocked by a federal court.
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The ban covers Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia,
Sudan and Yemen.
Iraq will "increase cooperation with the US
government on the vetting of its citizens
applying for a visa to travel to the United
States," according to an administration fact
sheet.
The rollout of the revised travel ban marks an
important moment for the administration,
which has little room for error after the chaotic
debut of the original plan. That failure raised
questions about the new White House's
capacity to govern and to master the political
intricacies needed to manage complicated
political endeavors in Washington. It also
brought Trump into conflict with the judiciary in
the first sign of how constitutional checks and
balances could challenge his vision of a
powerful presidency built on expansive
executive authority.
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The order makes clear that lawful permanent
residents (otherwise known as green card
holders) are excluded from any travel ban,
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said on
"Fox and Friends" Monday. Also those with
validly issued visas will also be exempt from the
ban.
"If you have travel docs, if you actually have a
visa, if you are a legal permanent resident, you
are not covered under this particular executive
action," Conway said. "Also, Iraq is no longer on
the list based on their enhanced screening and
reporting measures."
The original order barred citizens from seven
countries from entering the US for 90 days, all
refugees for 120 days and indefinitely halted
refugees from Syria.
It came under intense criticism as an attempt
to bar Muslims from entering the country, and
Trump's call during the campaign for a "Muslim
Ban" was cited in court cases attacking the ban.
Administration officials Monday stressed they
do not see the ban as targeting a specific
religion.
"(The order is) not any way targeted as a
Muslim ban ... we want to make sure everyone
understands that," an official told reporters.
When it comes to refugees, the new order
does not prioritize religious minorities when
considering refugee admissions cases, the
official said.
All refugees will be be barred for 120 days. The
previous version had banned Syrian refugees
indefinitely.
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