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The Trump travel ban was a series of executive actions taken by U.S. President Donald Trump that restricted entry into the United States by certain foreign nationals, beginning with Executive Order 13769, issued on January 27, 2017. [1] [2]

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It was labeled as a "Muslim ban" by Trump's aides, [3] [4] as well as his critics, [5] [6] and became widely known as such since the ban mostly impacted countries with predominantly Muslim populations. [7] In addition to the restrictions on entry by foreign nationals, North Korea was the only country targeted with a reverse travel ban, prohibiting American citizens from traveling to North Korea.

On January 20, 2021, newly inaugurated president Joe Biden issued a proclamation revoking the Trump travel bans, with the exception of the reverse travel ban prohibiting American citizens from traveling to North Korea.

Comments during 2016 presidential campaign

On December 2, 2015, a terrorist attack, consisting of a mass shooting and an attempted bombing, occurred at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, United States. On December 7, 2015, as a candidate for President, Donald Trump, called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on." [8] [9] His comments were condemned by several of his competitors for the Republican nomination, including Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Lindsey Graham, as well as by several Republican state party chairmen, civil rights activist Ibrahim Hooper of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Democratic candidates for president Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley. [8] [9]

Executive actions

Court challenges

List of countries under travel ban

The countries affected by the travel ban: [14] [15] All travel restrictions listed below were ended by President Biden on January 20, 2021. [10]

Waivers

Presidential Proclamation 9645 provided for 'waivers' as exceptions to people affected from the countries who need visas. The waivers were supposed to be granted at the discretion of the consular officers who review the applications of those facing a lot of undue hardship that requires them to be with their loved ones in the United States. For example, if a family member in the United States is dying, a person from the country with a travel ban on it would be granted a waiver to see their family member one last time. However, only 2% of the people who applied for the waiver were granted one. From 33,176 applicants through April 30, 2018, 579 applicants had been granted the waiver. [14]

Reverse travel ban to North Korea

In 2017, following the death of Otto Warmbier, the Trump administration issued a reverse travel ban prohibiting American citizens from traveling to North Korea. President Biden's revocation of the Trump travel ban did not include a reversal of the travel ban to North Korea. [18] The reverse travel ban was issued for one year, but has been renewed on an annual basis since August 2018. Unless extended again, the ban remains in effect until August 31, 2025. [19] [20]

Public opinion

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateSupportOpposeUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults YouGov (for HuffPost )May 25–26, 201745%43%13%1,000online [21]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Gallup March 9–29, 201740%46%14%1,526telephone [22]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Quinnipiac University March 16–21, 201742%52%6%1,056telephone [23]
Flag of California.svg California All adults Public Policy Institute of California March 6–14, 201737%58%5%1,487telephone [24]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Pew Research Center February 28 – March 12, 201747%52%1%3,844telephone and online [25]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Quinnipiac University March 2–6, 201742%51%7%1,323telephone [26]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Morning Consult/Politico February 2–4, 201755%38%7%2,070online interviews [27]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults CBS News February 1–2, 201745%51%4%1,019telephone [28]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Investor's Business Daily January 27 – February 2, 201751%48%1%885telephone [29]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Ipsos (for Reuters)January 30–31, 201749%41%10%1,201online [30]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports January 25–26, 201757%32%11%1,000telephone and online [31]
Flag of Utah.svg Utah Registered voters University of Utah January 9–16, 201740%55%5%605N/A [32]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Quinnipiac University January 5–9, 201748%42%10%899telephone [33]

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