Biden Rescinds So-Called "Muslim Ban"

By Andrew R. Arthur on January 20, 2021

President Biden has repealed the so-called "Muslim Bans", Trump travel restrictions contained in two separate White House documents: Presidential Proclamation (PP) 9645, "Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats"; and the subsequent PP 9983, "Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats". While review of those proclamations may have been called for, outright repeal is likely in error.

Note that the links to those documents above comes from the Federal Register, as they have already been removed from the White House website – that is how precipitously Biden has acted. Fortunately, the Department of State has archived their implementation on its website, which I have saved as a PDF in case that goes down the memory hole, as well.

Certain nationals of 13 countries (Burma, Eritrea, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Nigeria, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Venezuela, and Yemen) were designated under the two PPs for various and varied visa restrictions.

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