WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s travel ban for travelers from six majority-Muslim countries expires this Sunday.
Based on the policy, US embassies or representatives in Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen should resume granting visas to their nationals planning to visit the United States for work, study, pleasure or to emigrate.
However, some reports are suggesting that the Trump administration will extend the 90-day ban at least until the Supreme Court can rule on it next month.
The ban, announced by the US president on January 27, initially included Iraq and was accompanied by a 120-day block on all refugees.
The ban was frozen by courts after a weekend of chaos at airports and dozens of lawsuits by immigration advocates and civil liberties groups.