WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a revised executive order temporarily barring the entry of people from certain Muslim-majority countries and halting the nation's refugee program. The official insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the order ahead of the official announcement. Trump administration officials have said the new order aims to overcome the legal challenges to the first. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe revised order is expected to remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban for 90 days. Critics had accused the administration of adding such language to help Christians get into the United States while excluding Muslims.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2017 01:18 UTC