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Explainer: a look at what's in, what's out in Trump's new travel ban

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An Iraq passport. Iraqi nationals are no longer banned under Trump’s new travel order. Photo: Handout
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US President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily barring all travellers from seven majority-Muslim nations was in place for just eight days before a federal judge blocked it. Nearly a month later, Trump has rolled out a new order aimed at overcoming the legal challenges but accomplishing the same stated goal: keeping would-be terrorists out of the United States. Here’s a a look at how the new order compares with the previous one.

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BANNED FOREIGNERS

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Old order: Three-month ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, including those who had valid visas but were outside the United States when the ban was signed.

New order: Three-month ban on issuing new visas for people from six Muslim-majority countries — Iraqi nationals are no longer banned — and exceptions for foreigners from the other six countries: Somalia, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya and Yemen. Citizens of those countries with valid visas will be admitted to the US.

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