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elleng

(130,712 posts)
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 09:08 PM Sep 2017

New Order Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries.

'President Trump on Sunday issued a new order banning almost all travel to the United States from seven countries, including most of the nations covered by his original travel ban, citing threats to national security posed by letting their citizens into the country.

Starting next month, most citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea will be indefinitely banned from entering the United States, Mr. Trump said in a proclamation released Sunday night. Citizens of Iraq and some groups of people in Venezuela who seek to visit the United States will face restrictions or heightened scrutiny.

Mr. Trump’s original travel ban, which caused chaos at airports earlier this year and set off a furious legal challenge to the president’s authority, expired on Sunday even as the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about its constitutionality on Oct. 10. The new bans will take effect Oct. 18.

“As president, I must act to protect the security and interests of the United States and its people,” Mr. Trump said in the proclamation, which White House officials said had the same force as an executive order. He added that the restrictions will remain in effect until the governments of the affected nations “satisfactorily address the identified inadequacies.”'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/us/politics/new-order-bars-almost-all-travel-from-seven-countries.html?

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New Order Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries. (Original Post) elleng Sep 2017 OP
Back to the courthouse again, I guess... The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #1
Why doesn't he just alienate the entire rest of the world. democratisphere Sep 2017 #2
He's trying. elleng Sep 2017 #3
IRAN? IRAN? What the hell for? Just to speak of one country, pangaia Sep 2017 #4
It's Visas MosheFeingold Sep 2017 #6
Thanks for the explanation... pangaia Sep 2017 #7
Gee, what about our pals in Saudi Arabia?! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #5

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
4. IRAN? IRAN? What the hell for? Just to speak of one country,
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 09:43 PM
Sep 2017

My PCP is Iranian. She and her family - husband and 2 kids - are home in Ispahan visiting her parents.. WTF?

And my zarb teacher is Iranian. So he can not go 'home' to visit? He lives in the US but plays in Iran often.

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
6. It's Visas
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 06:27 PM
Sep 2017

It doesn't affect people who are US Citizens or resident aliens.

The reason for Iran ban is the Iranian government won't do basic things like tell if an Iranian who wants to come to the USA has a criminal history.

Same with most of these, actually.

If Trump wasn't a big mouth, spouting off anti-Islam stuff, no one would have blinked at these.

BigmanPigman

(51,562 posts)
5. Gee, what about our pals in Saudi Arabia?!
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:51 PM
Sep 2017


I HATE HIM!!!!!! I wish Russia or the Mafia would take care of this BS somehow! I can't (NO, the country can't) wait for Mueller. He is a danger to us and the world every day he is in office!
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