9/22/2017

DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is preparing to replace its controversial travel ban—which sought to bar almost all travel to the U.S. from six countries—with more targeted restrictions affecting a slightly larger number of countries, people familiar with the process said.
Rather than ban travel altogether from the nations on the new list, the new order is set to create restrictions that vary by country, based on cooperation with U.S. mandates, the threat posed by each country and other factors, these people said.
The Department of Homeland Security originally flagged 17 nations as failing to comply with standards, such as informing the U.S. of known terrorists and issuing reliable passports. Facing the prospect of being included in a travel ban, about half of those 17 nations made changes that brought them into compliance, the people familiar with the process said.
DHS then recommended travel restrictions be imposed or extended on the remaining countries. The specific number wasn’t available but it was about half of 17, according to one person familiar with the plan, which would put the total around eight or nine. Under the recommendation, travelers from one or two more countries could face additional background checks when seeking to travel to the U.S., but not a travel ban…
President Donald Trump will make the final decision, and it was possible he could reject or modify the DHS plan.”

-Laura Meckler, “Trump Administration Finalizes New Restrictions to Replace Travel Ban,” The Wall Street Journal online, Sept. 22, 2017 08:20am