

Travel ban for certain nationals of Venezuela, North Korea, and six majority-Muslim countries (five of the countries above, removing Sudan, and adding Chad). Presidential Proclamation 9645 (September 24, 2017) – A third travel ban that replaced the second one.Lowered cap for refugee admissions for fiscal year 2017 from 110,000 to 50,000. Also suspended refugee resettlement for 120 days.This ban exempted those who already have visas and green cards.Travel ban for people from six majority-Muslim countries (same as above, minus Iraq) for 90 days. Executive Order 13780 (March 6, 2017) – The second and revised travel ban rescinding the original travel ban.Trump declined to continue to defend in court. Also suspended refugee resettlement for 120 days and banned Syrian refugees indefinitely.Travel ban for people from seven majority-Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) for 90 days, with certain exceptions. Executive Order 13769, Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (January 27, 2017) – The original travel ban.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." 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. On January 20, 2021, newly-inaugurated president Joe Biden issued a proclamation revoking the Trump travel bans.Ĭomments during 2016 presidential campaign It was labeled the " Muslim ban" by Donald Trump and his aides and critics alike and was commonly known as such.
#Number of executive orders by president by 2017 series#
The Trump travel ban denotes a series of executive actions taken by Donald Trump as President of the United States, beginning with Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (January 27, 2017).
