On October 18, 2017, Trump’s newest travel ban was supposed to go into effect. U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson of Hawaii has blocked it. The ban included these eight countries: North Korea, Chad, Venezuela, Yemen, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Syria. The federal judge blocked six of these, leaving people from North Korea and Venezuela are still banned from entering the country.

“This is not about religion – this is about terror and keeping our country safe. There are over 40 different countries worldwide that are majority Muslim that are not affected by this order,”  President Trump said this after the media called it a Muslim ban.  

The travel ban makes it so citizens from the eight countries will not be allowed into the US. but when the judge blocked it he only blocked 6 out out of the 8. North Korea and Venezuela are still banned. People who have Visa or green cards are allowed in. Students or workers are also allowed in; however, people who already got asylum are allowed to stay in the us. The ban for Venezuela only banned some businesses, government officials. America last year let in 111,000 refuges, Trump limited 50,000  this year. By July we reached the 50,000. 52% of americans believe we should limit the amount of immigrants to 25,000 or less a year. Out of those people 36% believe the us should allow no refuges. Many believe in allowing immigrants but not refugees.  

President Trump said, “As president, I must act to protect the security and interests of the United States and its people.”

Alex G a senior at hall who support the Travel ban said it will “tighten national security therefore making the people of the us safer.” While others who don’t support it said “It’s unnecessary and it hurts our nation.”