President Trump today signed a new Executive Order, explaining the reasons to suspend admission of foreign nationals from certain countries. The Order, entitled Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States restricts admissions of foreign nationals from six countries: Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Libya, and Sudan. It removes the prior restrictions for citizens of Iran, and exempts permanent residents of the United States. The Order states that Iraq represents a “special case”. While [p]ortions of Iraq remain active combat zones”….”the close cooperative relationship between the United States and the democratically elected Iraqi government, the strong United States diplomatic presence in Iraq, the significant presence of United States forces in Iraq, and Iraq’s commitment to combat ISIS justify different treatment for Iraq.”
The Order applies to foreign nationals from these countries who are: