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Trump travel ban blocks citizens from 12 countries. What does that mean?

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The travel ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m. and does not have an end date.

It applies to citizens of Afghanistan , Myanmar , Chad , the Republic of Congo , Equatorial Guinea , Eritrea , Haiti , Iran , Libya , Somalia , Sudan , and Yemen .

The policy change restricts entry for citizens of Burundi , Cuba , Laos , Sierra Leone , Togo , Turkmenistan , and Venezuela .

African Union Commission expresses concern about potential negative impact’ of travel ban.

Council on American-Islamic Relations calls the order “unnecessary, overboard, and ideologically motivated” Mr. Trump issued an executive order in January 2017 banning travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries.

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