Donald Trump Announced Possibility of Signing New Travel Ban for Citizens of Seven Countries

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, stated on Friday, February 11, that he may issue a new order to ban immigrants from seven Muslim countries and that there might be changes in this new order compared to the previous one. According to the Associated Press, Donald Trump announced this while flying to Florida and mentioned that he would likely sign the new order next Monday or Tuesday. The President also stated that 'very swift' actions would be taken to protect the United States and its citizens, expressing confidence that his administration would win the case regarding the ban on citizens from seven predominantly Islamic countries entering the United States. Trump's remarks came a day after the San Francisco appeals court announced its decision to uphold a Washington state judge's ruling to halt the President's executive order. During a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House, Trump said, 'We will continue our actions to keep our country safe. This will be done quickly. We will not allow people into our country who are looking to harm our people.' He also stated that he still expects to win the legal challenge regarding the entry ban, despite all three judges of the San Francisco appeals court ruling against his executive order. Trump said, 'In the end, I have no doubt that we will win this particular case.' He noted that the American people voted for him to keep the country safe, 'so we will quickly take actions with additional security measures for our country. You will see that next week.' Hours after the appeals court ruling was announced, Trump tweeted: 'Our meeting in court, our national security is at stake.' On January 27, the President signed an executive order temporarily banning the entry of citizens from seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and Libya for 90 days. The ban on immigrants is also for 120 days, and the entry of Syrian refugees is indefinitely included in this order. The mentioned order sparked a wave of protests in the U.S. and from various countries, with opponents declaring it discriminatory based on religion. Meanwhile, Trump's administration stated that the purpose of this order was to counter potential terrorist actions. A Washington state judge suspended the execution of this order on February 4, and despite objections from U.S. government lawyers to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the judges ruled to halt this order. It is likely that the case will be referred to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has four liberal judges and four conservative judges. The ninth judge, appointed by Donald Trump, is also conservative, but the Senate has not yet voted on him. In this regard, the San Francisco appeals court ruled against Trump's immigration order, stating that '60,000 U.S. visas' have been canceled since the issuance of Trump's executive order. The lifting of travel restrictions to the U.S. was executed following the ruling of the federal judge in Washington. 97 companies and two U.S. states requested the cancellation of the entry ban for citizens of the seven countries. Opposition from 10 senior diplomats and former security officials in the U.S. against the executive order banning entry. Donald Trump: Many bad people want to come to America. Trump defended the entry ban: U.S. courts have become very political.