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Trump’s New Travel Ban ‘Fact Based’ But Still Controversial

SAN FRANCISCO – JUNE 14: Counterfeit passports are shown at San Francisco International Airport June 14, 2002 in California. At more than 300 ports of entry across the U.S., a new system known as DataShare is being used to enable U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) inspectors to see biographical information and photographs of visa holders who receive their documents at consular posts around the world. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Posted: September 26th, 2017

It will become much more difficult, or even impossible, for citizens of eight countries to enter the United States under new rules announced Sunday by the Trump administration, the third edition of its controversial restrictions on travel.

The national security implications of the new ban remain unclear, experts said. Whatever security benefits the measures have could be eclipsed by increasing negative perceptions of the U.S. among the world’s Muslims. Six of the countries listed are Muslim majority. The measure will start affecting travel October 18, and unlike the earlier versions, these prohibitions are indefinite.

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