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Original Date Announced
March 6, 2017Presidential Executive Order 13780 suspends for 90 days the entry of nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen and directs the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance the screening and vetting of foreign nationals applying for visas and all other immigration benefits to "rigorously enforce all existing grounds of inadmissibility." EO also directs agency heads to issue new rules relating to grounds of inadmissibility and compliance and to more rigorously review applications for visas and other immigration benefits. [ID #675]
Executive Order 13780: Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United StatesEffective Date
March 16, 2017Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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September 24, 2017
President Trump issues Presidential Proclamation 9645, extending the travel ban indefinitely. For more details, please see Associated or Derivative Policies, below.
Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
January 20, 2021Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States.
This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued a presidential proclamation lifting two nationality-based travel bans issued by the Trump administration: the 2017 travel ban affecting nationals of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, and the 2020 ban affecting nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.
The proclamation charges DOS with creating a plan for immigrant visas denied under the ban to be reconsidered and ensuring that visa applicants are not prejudiced by prior denials under the bans if they re-apply for a visa.
View DocumentCurrent Status
Not in effectJanuary 20, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Presidential OrdersSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: CBP USCIS Bureau of Consular AffairsAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 27, 2017 POTUS issues EO 13769, implementing travel ban and limiting refugee admissions
- March 10, 2017 DOS issues guidance for issuing visas under EO 13780 (Travel Ban 2)
- July 12, 2017 DOS issues vetting standards for countries under EO 13780 Travel Ban
- July 14, 2017 DOS issues expanded definition of "close familial relationship" under EO 13780
- September 24, 2017 POTUS issues Presidential Proclamation 9645, restricting visas as part of travel ban Executive Order 13780
- February 1, 2018 USCIS announces additional extreme vetting measures for "following-to-join" refugees
- July 1, 2018 DOS advises it is processing visas according to Travel Ban post-Supreme Court decision
- February 11, 2019 USCIS requires biometrics for all applicants submitting Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
- September 11, 2020 DHS proposes rule to expand biometric data collection