Trump’s New Travel Ban and What It Means for the Meetings Industry

On Monday, March 6, President Trump took a second stab at a travel ban with the signing of a new executive order, due to take effect on March 16. One of the biggest changes is that Iraq has been scratched off the list — countries now affected include Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — but the text also states that, "decisions about issuance of visas or granting admission to Iraqi nationals should be subjected to additional scrutiny to determine if applicants have connections with ISIS or other terrorist organizations, or otherwise pose a risk to either national security or public safety." The new executive order revokes the first one originally issued in January, but the main focus is the same. It suspends entry to the United States for nationals of the above named six countries for 90 days "to ensure that adequate standards are established to prevent infiltration by foreign terrorists." It also bans entry of refugees from anywhere in the world for 120 days. Exce