--- title: Immigration Ban: Green-Card Holders No Longer Subjected description: The White House is backtracking on Donald Trump's immigration order, saying it no longer applies to legal permanent residents of the U.S. canonical: https://time.com/4652789/donald-trump-immigration-ban-green-card/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-29T16:26:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:15:04.474Z article:section: Politics og:title: White House: Green-Card Holders Won't be Subject to Immigration Order og:description: After initially saying U.S. permanent residents would be affected og:url: https://time.com/4652789/donald-trump-immigration-ban-green-card/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3112b32cc8061ce/6988b7bccd1bba35e9703c8e/muslim-ban-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Trump Refugees Seattle og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: White House: Green-Card Holders Won't be Subject to Immigration Order twitter:description: After initially saying U.S. permanent residents would be affected twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3112b32cc8061ce/6988b7bccd1bba35e9703c8e/muslim-ban-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:50 video:published: 2017-01-29 section: politics topics: executive order, immigration, green card holders, refugee ban, Muslim-majority countries, waiver requirements, consular officers, White House statements genre: news, explainer tones: factual, informative, contrasting, measured emotions: concern (low), uncertainty (medium), tension (low) sentiment: neutral audience: news readers, immigration policy followers, U.S. residents, general political audience, green card holders people: Reince Priebus, Donald Trump organizations: White House, NBC, CNN products: green card content_suitability: politics [00:00-00:50]; politics [00:27-00:46] transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # White House Says Green Card Holders Won't be Subject to Immigration Order After All > Sponsored content. 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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus confirms green card holders moving forward will not be affected._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video reports that green card holders will not be affected going forward by President Trump's executive order banning refugees and visitors from several Muslim-majority countries. It cites White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus's statement on NBC's Meet the Press that green card holders could still face temporary additional questioning. It contrasts this with a CNN report that the order did include green card holders, and with a senior administration official's description of waiver and consular-meeting requirements. The video notes the White House stood by the order's implementation. ## Key points - Green card holders moving forward will not be affected by the executive order banning refugees and visitors from several Muslim-majority countries. (00:00) - Reince Priebus said on NBC's Meet the Press that green card holders moving forward are not affected by the order. (00:09) - Priebus said green card holders could be subjected temporarily to more questioning. (00:13) - The video says the statement shows the White House is easing up on the order's applicability to legal permanent U.S. residents. (00:21) - On Saturday, CNN reported that the order did in fact include green card holders. (00:27) - A senior administration official said green card holders from affected nations would need to apply for a waiver to get back into the U.S. (00:32) - Green card holders currently in the U.S. from affected nations would need to meet with a consular officer before leaving the country. (00:38) - The White House stood by the implementation of the order on Saturday. (00:46) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:21] White House statement on green card holders. Priebus's Meet the Press comments say green card holders moving forward are not affected by the order, though they may face more questioning. - [00:21 to 00:50] Conflicting reports and administration requirements. The video contrasts the statement with CNN's report that green card holders were included, and outlines waiver and consular requirements described by an official. ## Key quotes - [00:13] Reince Priebus: "As far as green card holders moving forward, it doesn't affect them" - [00:19] Reince Priebus: "Subjected temporarily with more questioning." - [00:21] narrator: "The statement shows the White House is easing up on the applicability to legal permanent U.S. residents." - [00:27] narrator: "On Saturday, CNN reported that the order did in fact include green card holders." ## Questions this video answers - Will green card holders be affected by the executive order going forward? [00:00] - What did Reince Priebus say about green card holders on Meet the Press? [00:09] - Could green card holders face additional questioning under the order? [00:19] - Did the executive order originally include green card holders according to CNN? [00:27] - What would green card holders from affected nations need to do to re-enter the U.S.? [00:32] - Did the White House stand by the order's implementation? [00:46] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-00:50]: Covers a presidential executive order and White House statements on immigration policy. - politics [00:27-00:46]: Discusses conflicting reports about the order's scope and administration requirements for affected travelers. by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jan 29, 2017 4:26 PM UTC White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus confirms green card holders moving forward will not be affected. by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jan 29, 2017 4:26 PM UTC Hours after a [federal judge blocked a key component of President Donald Trump’s executive order](http://time.com/4652751/donald-trump-immigration-order-judge/) banning refugees and visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries, the White House is backtracking on the order’s applicability to legal permanent residents of the U.S. “As far as green-card holders moving forward, it doesn’t affect them,” White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Sunday morning in an appearance on NBC’s _Meet the Press_. But he added that those green-card holders could be subject to additional interviews if they frequently travel to the countries in question. “You’re going to be subjected, temporarily, with more questioning,” he said. The [chaotic implementation](http://time.com/4652746/donald-trump-immigration-ban-family-detained/) of the Friday order could be seen nationwide, as students, travelers, and businesspeople hailing from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia were forced to scrap travel plans. Dozens of U.S. green-card holders were detained at U.S. airports, as tearful family members filled television screens Saturday awaiting their reunification. A federal judge granted an emergency stay late Saturday to prevent the deportation of those who have arrived and are in transit to the U.S. with valid visas. CNN [reported](http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/donald-trump-travel-ban/) Saturday that the White House overruled the Department of Homeland Security’s interpretation of the order to say that the order did include green-card holders. A senior Administration official told reporters Saturday that U.S. green-card holders from one of the affected countries currently abroad will need to apply for a waiver before being allowed to return to the U.S. Green-card holders from those countries currently in the U.S. would be required to meet with a consular officer before departing the country, the official added. The White House [defended the implementation](http://time.com/4652644/white-house-defends-refugee-visa-order/) of the order Saturday, commending the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their efforts. But there were obvious signs that the government agencies weren’t prepared for the order’s scope. Career DHS officials were not allowed to review the final order until late Friday, just before its release, an official said. 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