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Also known as Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, Executive order "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States", Executive Order 'Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States', Entry prohibition of Donald Trump, Muslim ban, EO 13769

United States Executive Order limiting refugees from Muslim-majority countries

Key facts

Type
Executive order
President
Donald Trump
Signed
January 27, 2017 ( 2017-01-27 )
Federal register document number
2017-02281
Publication date
January 27, 2017
Document citation
82 FR 8977

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Executive Order 13769, titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States", was an executive order signed by U.S. president Donald Trump. Except for the extent to which it was blocked by various courts, it was in effect from January 27, 2017, until March 6, 2017, when it was superseded by Executive Order 13780, a second order sharing the same title.

Part of a series of executive actions, Executive Order 13769 lowered the number of refugees to be admitted into the United States in 2017 to 50,000, suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for 120 days, suspended the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely, directed some cabinet secretaries to suspend entry of those whose countries do not meet adjudication standards under U.S. immigration law for 90 days, and included exceptions on a case-by-case basis. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) listed these countries as Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Iraq was also included until it was dropped following sharp criticism from the Iraqi government and promises of improved vetting of Iraqi citizens in collaboration with the Iraqi government. More than 700 travelers were detained, and up to 60,000 visas were "provisionally revoked".

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