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| Donald Trump signs new travel ban executive order targeting six Muslim-majority countries | Donald Trump signs new travel ban executive order targeting six Muslim-majority countries |
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| Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that restricts travel to the US for people from six Muslim majority countries. | Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that restricts travel to the US for people from six Muslim majority countries. |
| The new directive aims to address legal issues with the original order, which caused confusion at airports, sparked protests around the country and was ultimately blocked by federal courts. | |
| In stark contrast to the chaotic, almost shambolic manner in which the president's first order was rolled out, this new, amended measure was accompanied by a televised appearance by three of his most senior officials. | |
| Written with the experience of having seen his first order stayed by several federal causes, this revised order is said to be narrower and specifies that a 90-day ban on people from Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Yemen does not apply to those who already have valid visas. | |
| The White House also dropped Iraq from the list of banned countries. This was done amid pressure from the Pentagon, which was furious that it undermined relations with a country with which the US is currently engaged in the fight against Isis. Furthermore, a number of Iraqis who had worked for the US military in roles such as translators had found themselves caught up in the ban and detained at US airports. | |
| Mr Trump privately signed the new order on Monday morning, while Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Attorney General Jeff Sessions formally unveiled the new edict. | |
| The low-key approach was a contrast to the first version of the order, signed in a high-profile ceremony at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes as Secretary of Defence James Mattis stood by the president's side. | |
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