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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