These are countries that had already been identified as presenting heightened concerns about terrorism and travel to the United States. Yemen has been supportive of, but has not been able to cooperate fully with, the United States in counterterrorism efforts. Nevertheless, the close cooperative relationship between the United States and the democratically elected Iraqi government, the strong United States diplomatic presence in Iraq, the significant presence of United States forces in Iraq, and Iraq’s commitment to combat ISIS justify different treatment for Iraq. (c) No immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before the effective date of this order shall be revoked pursuant to this order. Advertisement Continue reading the main story(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2017 16:52 UTC