President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday that prohibits citizens from six predominantly Muslim nations from entering the US in a second attempt at a travel ban after his first botched effort in January was knocked back by the courts.
The order bars citizens of Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Yemen from entering America for 90 days while vetting procedures are reviewed. It takes effect on March 16 and will not apply to those who obtain a visa before that date. It removes Iraq from the original list to avoid punishing those who assisted US-led military efforts.
The move marks an effort by Mr Trump to push ahead with his campaign vow to introduce “extreme vetting” of people from Muslim-majority countries while addressing some of the criticisms raised by the courts, which blocked his January 27 order after it sparked travel chaos around the world.