On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a new executive order,
"Protecting The Nation
From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States." The
accompanying Department of Homeland Fact Sheet
states:
"In order to ensure that the U.S. Government
can conduct a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the national
security risks posed from our immigration system, the Executive
Order imposes a 90-day suspension of entry to the United States of
nationals of certain designated countries—countries that were
designated by Congress and the Obama Administration as posing
national security risks with respect to visa-free travel to the
United States under the Visa Waiver Program.
The U.S. Government must ensure that those entering this country
will not harm the American people after entering, and that they do
not bear malicious intent toward the United States and its people.
The Executive Order, together with the Presidential Memorandum,
protects the United States from