Overview

• Effective June 9, the order bars entry to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen and restricts travel from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela
• Exemptions include green card holders, noncitizens already in the U.S., Afghan nationals who worked for the U.S. government and athletes competing in international events
• The administration justified the measures by citing national security risks, deficient screening systems and high visa-overstay rates in the affected countries
• Demonstrations have erupted at airports and city halls nationwide, with protesters and advocates denouncing the policy as a “Muslim ban” and warning of family separations
• Immigrant rights groups and Democratic lawmakers are lining up legal challenges and backing the NO BAN Act to rein in presidential authority under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act