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Biden Administration Issues New Travel Ban from Certain African Nations Among Omicron Variant Concerns
On November 24th, 2021, the Republic of South Africa informed the world of a new variant of COVID-19, known now as the Omicron variant. This variant has been deemed fast spreading and very easy to…
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Biden Administration will Require International Travelers to Show Proof of Vaccination from Approved Sources once Travel Ban Lifted
On October 11, 2021, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spokesperson confirmed that only vaccines approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or listed for…
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Federal Judge Rules US Cannot Stop Issuing Visas During Travel Bans
A US federal judge has declared it unlawful for the State Department to use travel bans issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as a reason to stop processing visas for otherwise eligible…
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U.S. Travel Ban Exemption for Professional Athletes Announced
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump issued a series of proclamations prohibiting the entry of all aliens who were physically present in China, Iran, the Schengen Area (comprised of…
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President Trump Expands Travel Ban 3.0 Adding Six New Countries
President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation on January 21, 2020, expanding the Travel Ban 3.0 to include certain individuals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and…
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President Trump’s Travel Ban Two Years Later
What is commonly referred to as the “travel ban” or “Muslim ban” is the product of three executive orders signed by President Donald Trump in 2017 and 2018. Each executive order met a number of legal…
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Breaking News: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Trump, Upholds Travel Ban
Earlier this morning, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold President Trump’s September executive order that restricted travel to the U.S. from several countries. This executive order garnered…
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Supreme Court Shows Support for President Trump’s Travel Ban
During arguments at the Supreme Court today, the justices seemed to be leaning toward upholding the third version of President Trump’s travel ban. While the final decision isn’t expected until June,…
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Waivers Under the Travel Ban
On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued travel ban 3.0, via Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of certain nationals of eight designated countries — Chad, Iran, Libya, Syria,…
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Travel Ban Update
The President’s third attempt at preventing certain foreign nationals from entering the United States has hit another speed bump. On December 22, 2017, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a…