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Original Date Announced
January 27, 2017President Trump issues Executive Order 13769, implementing the "Muslim Ban" and dramatically limiting refugee admissions. The EO suspends immigrant and nonimmigrant entry of noncitizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for 90 days. The EO also states that the U.S. will accept only 50,000 refugees in Fiscal Year 2017, down from the 110,000 refugees that President Obama had planned for FY 2017. The order also temporarily suspends refugee admissions for 120 days, shutting down the United States Refugee Admissions Program, but providing for limited case-by-case waivers for individuals whose entry would be in the national interest.
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Executive Order 13769Effective Date
January 27, 2017Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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March 6, 2017
President Trump issues EO 13780, extending the travel ban for an additional 90 days and requiring enhanced screening of certain foreign nationals. For more details, please see Associated or Derivative Policies, below.
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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.
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October 24, 2017
2017.10.24 Executive Order on Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities
The temporary shutdown of refugee admissions led to a new review process subsequently detailed in Executive Order 13815.
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June 26, 2018
Trump v. Hawaii (2018)
The Supreme Court decides Trump v. Hawaii, upholding the Muslim Ban and reversing multiple injunctions ordered and upheld by lower courts. In litigation continuing to challenge the Muslim Ban on constitutional grounds following the Hawaii decision, the Fourth Circuit on June 8, 2020, dismisses the IRAP/HIAS v. Trump case (D. Maryland Case No. 8:17-cv-00361, 4th Cir. Case No. 19-1990) (rehearing en banc denied Aug. 21, 2020).
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**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**
Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
January 20, 2020Proclamation 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 revoking, in its entirety, EO 13780, and 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.
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Not in effectMost Recent Action
January 20, 2020 Action: Revoked/Replaced Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United StatesJanuary 20, 2020Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/Actual In LitigationTrump Administration Action: Presidential OrdersSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas Non-Immigrant Visas RefugeesAgencies Affected: USCIS Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 27, 2017 DOS revokes nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for seven countries subject to Travel Ban
- March 6, 2017 POTUS issues EO 13780, extending travel ban and instructing agencies to enhance screening of certain foreign nationals
- September 24, 2017 POTUS issues Presidential Proclamation 9645, restricting visas as part of travel ban Executive Order 13780
- September 29, 2017 POTUS caps refugee admissions at 45,000 for Fiscal Year 2018
- October 24, 2017 POTUS issues EO 13815, announcing resumption of refugee admissions with new extreme vetting procedures
- January 29, 2018 DHS announces new extreme vetting measures for refugees
- April 10, 2018 POTUS issues Presidential Proclamation, removing Chad from Travel Ban
- July 1, 2018 DOS advises it is processing visas according to Travel Ban post-Supreme Court decision
- October 4, 2018 POTUS caps refugee admissions at 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019
- September 26, 2019 POTUS issues EO 13888, limiting refugee resettlement to states and localities consenting to receive refugees
- November 1, 2019 POTUS reduces refugee admissions to 18,000 for Fiscal Year 2020
- January 31, 2020 POTUS issues Presidential Proclamation 9983, adding six new countries to Travel Ban
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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January 17, 2017
President Obama had approved the admission of 110,000 refugees for Fiscal Year 2017.
Presidential Determination - Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2017