The Impact of Trump’ s Travel Ban 3.0 and Presidential Proclamation 9645
The development of the recent travel restrictions and how they are affecting immigrants from such countries as Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea and Somalia.
By Marjan Kasra and Babak Hojjat
Circumstances surrounding President Trump’ s travel ban have been very fluid since its inception as“ Travel Ban 1.0” on Jan. 27, 2017. Under said ban, Trump restricted entry into the United States for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. As a result, many from those countries were refused entry into the United States and many were restricted from boarding planes at airports worldwide.
Due to the fact that the citizens of these countries are predominantly Muslim, said ban was coined the“ Muslim ban.” There was virtually no guidance on it from the Department of Homeland Security( DHS) to Customs and Border Protection( CBP), making for an extremely chaotic situation at U. S. ports of entries. Following days of protests and rallies at airports nationwide, a ruling by a Seattle federal judge blocked Travel Ban 1.0, allowing visas to be restored.
TRAVEL BAN EVOLUTION 1.0 TO 3.0
Following the failure of Travel Ban 1.0, the Trump administration came up with a watered-down version 2.0 on June 29, 2017. Before the ban even went into effect, opponents filed emergency motions in Hawaii. This time, in order to enter the country, the Trump administration said foreign nationals must prove a relationship with a parent, spouse, fiancé, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law,
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