Trump permanently bans immigrants and travelers from Iran

On Sunday evening, September 24, US President Donald Trump issued a new immigration order, under which the United States will no longer accept immigrants and travelers from Iran. According to this order, the only visas that will be issued to Iranians to enter the US are student, educational, and research visas, and that too within the framework of further restrictions.

The restrictions in Trump's new order include Iran, Chad, Somalia, Libya, Syria and Yemen. North Korea and Venezuela have also been added to the list. In the case of Venezuela, the visa ban only applies to government officials and their family members.

Trump has said that the lack of cooperation of these countries in exchanging information about their citizens has led to increased security threats from citizens of these countries.

This is Trump's third immigration order to restrict and ban the issuance of US visas to citizens of these countries. Previously, Trump's first and second orders faced legal challenges at the state level. Now, a lawsuit by several organizations, states and immigrant groups has brought the second order to the US Supreme Court for review.

The difference between this immigration order and previous orders is that each country has its own list of restrictions. Visa requirements for Iraq, for example, are less restrictive than for other countries.

The text of the decree states that Sudan has been removed from the full visa ban list due to the country's cooperation with the United States in exchanging information about citizens applying for visas.

Trump's third immigration order will take effect on October 18, 2017.

What does the decree say about Iranians?

Effective October 18, 2017, all Iranians will be banned from entering the United States on immigrant and travel visas for an indefinite period.

Explaining the order, Trump says: "As President, I must act to protect the security and interests of the United States and its people."

The ban on immigrant and non-immigrant visas for Iranians is not temporary, as was the case with the previous order; this Trump order has no time limit. The order states that the visa ban on Iranian citizens will be permanent until the Iranian government cooperates with the United States in exchanging information.

Iranians will still be able to apply for M and F student and educational visas. Iranian professionals who have applied for J-1 visas will also continue to be issued visas. However, Iranian student visa applicants will be subject to additional screening.

Restrictions on Iranian refugees and their entry into the United States are not separately addressed in this order, meaning that the ban on the second immigration order remains in place.

Like the second order, Trump's third immigration order will not prevent the entry of those who have previously obtained a legal visa for a continuous period of work, study, or other long-term activity and have been admitted to the United States. It will also not apply to those who are applying for a visa to visit their immediate family, and that immediate family (for example, a spouse, child, or parent) is a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or lawful resident, or is lawfully present in the United States on a visa.

Why the new command?

The previous decree was temporary and its term was coming to an end.

Trump's previous immigration order proposed a 90-day review period during which the Trump administration would review whether the seven countries listed were cooperating with U.S. authorities on security measures to prevent the entry of terrorists. Among the proposals in Trump's first and second immigration orders was to exchange information with countries about applicants for tourist, work or study visas, requiring countries to respond to questions from U.S. immigration officials.

According to Trump, the US Secretary of Homeland Security has assessed the information-sharing conditions of the countries listed in the third order and reported to the US President. The President issued the third order because the “identity management protocols” and “information-sharing practices” of these countries were not consistent with or inappropriate for the basis intended by US authorities.

The visa ban applies to both Iranian immigrants and non-immigrants because the Iranian government has not cooperated with the United States government in identifying security risks.

What is the status of the immigration order in the Supreme Court?

It is not yet clear what the status of the previous immigration order will be in the Supreme Court in light of the new order. There is also no word yet on a legal challenge to the October 24 immigration order. But it is assumed that this order will be challenged, like the previous order.

If the new executive order of the US President is challenged, it will go through legal procedures and will be reviewed by the US Supreme Court.

But until then, the text of the new decree will have a significant impact on the legal challenges currently pending in the Supreme Court.

The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear legal arguments from the president's lawyers and the legal teams of several states that have challenged the text of the previous immigration order on October 10, 2017. So the text of the new order will most likely be presented to the Supreme Court on October 10.

Source: Radio Zamaneh