The aides also reversed course and said that citizens of those countries who hold permanent US residency "green cards" will not be barred from re-entering the US, as officials had previously said. And the list of countries in Trump's order doesn't include Saudi Arabia, where most of the September 11 hijackers were from. Trump spoke by phone Sunday with leaders from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two countries not affected by the change. The order has sparked widespread protests and denunciations from Democrats and a handful of Republicans. Many have accused the administration of rushing to implement the changes, resulting in panic and confusion at the nation's airports.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 30, 2017 02:07 UTC