Executive Order 13780: Travel Restrictions on Designated Countries
On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13780, which restricted travel to the United States from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, later expanded to include Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela. The order suspended the entry of nationals from these countries for 90 days and paused the refugee admission program for 120 days. The order affected visa applicants and refugees from designated countries, with confirmed impacts including denial of entry to travelers holding valid visas, separation of family members, and suspension of refugee resettlement operations during the specified periods.