Overview

• The order bars citizens from 12 mainly poor, majority non-white countries and imposes partial entry restrictions on nine others.
• Exemptions cover green-card holders, diplomats, visa holders and athletes, but the ban includes no medical carve-outs, blocking over 300 Haitians awaiting major surgeries in the U.S.
• A leaked State Department memo suggests the administration may soon add 36 more countries to the list, potentially encompassing most sub-Saharan African nations.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement is more than $1 billion over budget and risks running out of funds within months as enforcement demands rise.
• The measures accompany mass deportations and revocations of work permits for legal residents in a broader push critics say isolates the U.S. and undermines its economy and global influence.