--- title: Homeland Security Fact Sheet on The Revised Travel Ban description: The new order will be effective on March 16 canonical: https://time.com/4692097/revised-travel-ban-fact-sheet/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-06T17:14:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:19:24.971Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read the Official Fact Sheet on the Revised Travel Ban og:description: Here's what the White House said. og:url: https://time.com/4692097/revised-travel-ban-fact-sheet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd64d38fcc73cf0b5/6988bd1f0b72e35e496ecdaf/gettyimages-648403288.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3328 og:image:height: 1872 og:image:alt: President Trump at the White House in Washington, DC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the Official Fact Sheet on the Revised Travel Ban twitter:description: Here's what the White House said. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd64d38fcc73cf0b5/6988bd1f0b72e35e496ecdaf/gettyimages-648403288.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read the Official Fact Sheet on the Revised Travel Ban > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump's revised travel ban will temporarily halt entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas_ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 6, 2017 5:14 PM UTC President Donald Trump's revised travel ban will temporarily halt entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 6, 2017 5:14 PM UTC President Trump signed [an executive order on Monday ](http://time.com/4691806/president-trump-new-travel-ban/?xid=homepage)that revised a previously issued ban on travel from certain majority-Muslim countries. The revised order blocks travel from six countries, not seven, and no longer indefinitely bans the resettlement of refugees from Syria—but all refugees are still subject to a 120 day pause. Administration officials say the first order was not legally unsound, but the new order was issued in response to challenges the first order faced in federal courts. On Monday, the [Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/03/06/fact-sheet-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states) released a fact sheet outlining key points of the new order. You can read it here below. --- > “” --- ## Transcript This executive order is prospective in nature. Its focus is on preventing the entry of new foreign nationals from six designated countries. Accordingly, it is important to note that nothing in this executive order effects existing lawful permanent residents or persons with current authorization To enter our homeland. The State Department will implement the provisions in this order that allow for the admissions of refugees when it is determined they do not pose a risk to the security or welfare of the United States. Iraq is an important ally in the fight to defeat ISIS. With their brave soldiers fighting in close coordination with America's Men and women in uniform. This intense review over the past month identified multiple security measures that the state department and the government of Iraq will be implementing to achieve our shared objective of preventing those with criminal or terroristic intent From reaching the United States. This executive order responsibly provides a needed pause so we can carefully review how we scrutinize people coming here from these countries of concern. As President Trump noted in his address to Congress, the majority of people convicted In our courts for terrorism- related offenses since 9 / 11, came here from Iran. We also know that many people seeking to support or commit terrorist acts will try to enter through our refugee program. 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