Executive Order Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States, March 6, 2017.

See also  – Presidential Memorandum on Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits

• Via The Hill: “President Trump issued a new travel ban on Monday with changes aimed at ensuring the controversial policy stands up in court.  The initial executive order, which was put on hold by a federal judge, [link added] barred people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States for 90 days, halted U.S. refugee resettlement for 120 days and suspended Syrian refugees indefinitely. Trump has said that tweaking the order will address the objections of a federal appeals court while allowing his administration to protect national security. “We can tailor the order to that decision and get just about everything, in some ways, more,” Trump said during a news conference last month. Here’s a look at what’s new in the order…”
• Via The Chronicle of Higher Education – New Travel Ban Still Sows Chaos and Confusion
• Via FCW.com – New immigration order pushes biometrics but lacks deadline
• Via the New York Times – Trump’s New Muslim Ban Is Still Illegal
• Via  Bloomberg – Trump Issues Revised Travel Ban to Address Legal Challenges