US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order banning immigration from six Muslim‑majority countries, notably dropping Iraq from January's previous order.
The new travel ban comes six weeks after Trump's original executive order was rolled out to chaos and confusion at airports nationwide, and eventually blocked by a federal court.
It also makes clear that lawful permanent residents are excluded the from ban.
The ban covers Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Iraq's removal from the list came after an intense review from the State Department to improve vetting of Iraqi citizens in collaboration with the Iraqi government.
Source: CNN
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