Severity 4 — Severe⚖️ rights27 January 2017

Travel Ban — Barring Entry from Muslim-Majority Countries

Trump's first-week executive order suspended entry from seven Muslim-majority countries, halted all refugee admissions, and indefinitely barred Syrian refugees specifically — causing chaos at airports nationwide and the revocation of over 60,000 visas before courts blocked it. A revised version was upheld by the Supreme Court in a 5–4 ruling in 2018.

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In power 2017–2021

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Wikipedia — Executive Order 13769

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