Revised Travel Ban Executive Order Targets Six Countries, Drops Iraq

The “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” Executive Order (E.O.), issued by President Donald Trump on March 6, 2017, suspends processing of visa issuance for individuals from six designated countries until June 14, 2017, 90 days from the E.O.’s effective date, March 16, 2017.  The E.O. will supersede the Executive Order issued on January 27, 2017, that banned travelers to the U.S. from seven countries, including Iraq. That much-criticized Executive Order was blocked by the courts.  To read the full article, click here.