US President Donald
Trump signed a travel ban order on Wednesday night, barring entry to the US for
citizens from a number of countries across the world. Here's what you need to
know:
Who will be banned from entering the US?
From 9 June, citizens from 12 countries - Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen - will be banned from travelling to the US.
Those from another seven countries - Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela - will be subject to a partial ban.
Is anyone exempt?
There are a few exemptions to this new policy -
including athletes travelling for major sporting events, some dual nationals
and Afghan nationals holding Special Immigrant Visas.
The
order also says the secretary of state may grant exemptions on a
"case-by-case" basis.
What has Trump said?
The US
can't have "open migration from any country where we cannot safely and
reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter", the US president said in a video announcing the ban.