President Donald Trump signed a proclamation late Wednesday that effectively banned travel to the U.S. from 12 countries, citing risks related to public safety and national security in a move immigration advocates likely will challenge in court.
The proclamation banned from entry nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Trump also partially restricted the entry of nationals from seven other counties: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
