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Chaos as Trump's travel ban comes into effect

Jan 29, 2017

President Donald Trump's new executive order barring migrants and refugees from 7 Muslim countries has plunged the US immigration system into chaos.

According to reports, several refugees have been detained at airports upon arrival.

Meanwhile, some legal US residents who were travelling when the order was issued were also detained, as immigration officers struggled to interpret the new rules.

7 countries are affected by the ban, namely Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

However, Trump has denied claims that it is a blanket ban targeting Muslims.

Protests against the ban have been reported outside several American airports and elsewhere.