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Al Jazeera
Politics
Ali Harb

Donald Trump’s travel ban: Why? And why now?

An executive order issued by President Donald Trump bans entry or restricts the travel of citizens of 12 countries into the United States [Umit Bektas/Reuters]

Washington, DC – Donald Trump’s travel ban is the latest instalment in the United States president’s anti-immigration push, which plays to his right-wing base, advocates say, stressing that the order is not about public safety.

The decree, released late on Wednesday, bars and restricts travellers from 19 countries, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

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