President Trump’s journey ban focusing on a dozen nations went into impact on Monday, the most recent step by the White Home to crack down on the variety of people coming into the U.S.
The brand new coverage absolutely restricts the entry into america of nationals from Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
It additionally partially restricts entry into the U.S. for nationals coming from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
The coverage makes exceptions for nationals from all 19 of these nations who’re lawful everlasting residents of america or present visa holders and people “whose entry serves U.S. national interests.”
The journey ban is taking impact amid rising tensions in Los Angeles round immigration raids within the metropolis.
Trump and White Home officers have argued the journey restrictions are based mostly on nationwide safety issues, particularly with vetting procedures involving the listed nations.
Trump’s makes an attempt to limit entry into america from sure Muslim-majority nations in his first time period drew authorized challenges and protests at airports throughout the nation.
This time round, consultants have instructed he’s possible on firmer authorized footing partially due to a Supreme Courtroom ruling that upheld the third model of his first-term ban and partially as a result of the administration laid the groundwork with an government order centered on enhanced vetting.
