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New Executive Order on Travel Signed

3/6/2017

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March 6, 2016. President Trump signed a new Executive Order (EO) today, restricting travel to the US for nationals of six, mainly Muslim, countries.  The order replaces the earlier EO, which has been on hold due to ongoing litigation.

The new EO bans travel to the US for nationals of the 6 countries for 90 days, if they don't have a green card or an existing visa permitting them to enter the US.

The new order makes the following changes to the original plan.

Countries Affected.

​Iraq has been removed from the list of affected countries, leaving Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. However, Iraqi nationals will need "thorough review" before any immigration benefit is granted.  According to the EO "Such review shall include consideration of whether the applicant has connections with ISIS or other terrorist organizations or with territory that is or has been under the dominant influence of ISIS, as well as any other information bearing on whether the applicant may be a threat to commit acts of terrorism or otherwise threaten the national security or public safety of the United States."

​Effective Date

​Unlike the previous EO, which had immediate effect, the new EO takes effect on March 16, 2017.

​Who is Excluded from the Ban?

​The ban does not apply to
  1. ​People who are inside the US.
  2. People who have a valid US visa on March 16, 2017.
  3. Permanent residents (green card holders).
  4. ​Dual nationals who use a passport from a non-affected country to enter the US. For example, a dual Syrian-Canadian is not affected if she uses her Canadian passport.
  5. Approved asylees, refugees, and people with advance parole.
  6. ​People with diplomatic visas.

​Are There Exceptions to the Ban?

The EO allows for consulates to grant visas in exceptional circumstances, where the foreign national can show "...undue hardship, and that his or her entry would not pose a threat to national security and would be in the national interest."

​The list of circumstances warranting a waiver are:
  1. ​The foreign national is outside the US but has spent significant time in the US in lawful status, and seeks to return to resume the activity.
  2. The foreign national has significant contacts with the US but is outside the United States on the effective date of the EO for work, study, or other lawful activity;
  3. Foreign national seeks to enter the US for significant business or professional obligations and the ban would impair those obligations;
  4. Foreign national seeks to enter the United States to visit or reside with a close family member (e.g., a spouse, child, or parent) who is a US citizen, permanent resident, has a valid nonimmigrant visa, and the denial of entry would cause undue hardship;
  5. Foreign national is an infant, a young child or adoptee, an individual needing urgent medical care, or someone whose entry is otherwise justified by the special circumstances of the case;
  6. Foreign national has been employed by, or on behalf of, the US Government (or is an eligible dependent of such an employee) and the employee can document that he or she has provided faithful and valuable service to the US Government;
  7. Foreign national is traveling for purposes related to an international organization designated under the International Organizations Immunities Act (IOIA), 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq., traveling for purposes of conducting meetings or business with the United States Government, or traveling to conduct business on behalf of an international organization not designated under the IOIA;
  8. Foreign national is a landed Canadian immigrant who applies for a visa in Canada; or
  9. Foreign national is traveling as a US Government-sponsored exchange visitor.

Refugees

​The new EO suspends refugee applications for 120 days and caps the number of refugees at 50,000.

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​This is a very initial analysis of the new Executive Order, and new details and interpretations will emerge daily. Please contact Elaine Martin, immigration lawyer, with questions.

For more information, please see

DHS FAQ on new Executive Order
DHS Fact Sheet on new Executive Order
​ACLU Planning Legal Challenge to new Executive Order



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