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Trump’s ‘travel ban for Muslims’ to expire on Sunday

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.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.