D&S Immigration Update Regarding Trump Administration's Revised Executive Order: "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States"

President Trump has issued a revised version of his judicially-suspended January 27, 2017 Executive Order (EO) titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States". The newly-issued order revokes the earlier EO and will go into effect at 12:01 am on March 16, 2017. Among other changes, the new Order removes Iraq from the list of banned countries and expressly exempts from the 90-day ban visa holders, those lawfully present in the U.S., and lawful permanent residents from the six (6) designated countries. Additionally, in an apparent effort to avoid the widespread confusion and implementation difficulties faced following the issuance of the previous order, the new version is accompanied by a fact sheet and a Q&A provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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