Initial travel ban on nationals of Muslim-majority countries
Enacted5/10
Federal · Executive Order 13769 / 13780 / Presidential Proclamation 9645 · Jan 27, 2017
Impact 5/10
Executive Orders 13769 and 13780 and Presidential Proclamation 9645 barred most nationals of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and certain Venezuelans from entering the U.S. The Supreme Court upheld the policy 5 to 4 in Trump v. Hawaii in June 2018. President Biden rescinded the bans in January 2021. President Trump imposed a new travel ban covering 19 countries in June 2025 (Proclamation 10949) and expanded it to more than 30 countries effective January 1, 2026 (Proclamation 10998).
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