An executive order by US President Donald J. Trump banning the issuing of visas and refugee status to citizens of seven countries will also apply those citizens who hold another foreign passport. According to State Department officials, all citizens from Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Libya, and Yemen are barred from entering the United States, even if they have another passport. In practice, this means that an Iranian who also holds a British passport, or a Syrian with an Egyptian passport, will also be banned from entering the United States. It remains unclear whether someone who does not hold a passport from one of these seven countries can still be barred purely based on their heritage or ethnicity. For example, it has not been made clear whether an Australian, who has Sudanese parents, is allowed to enter the United States despite not having the Sudanese passport or nationality. However, foreign nationals from these seven countries who hold the US passport will not be barred from entering the country. Trump’s executive order prohibits citizens from the seven countries from entering the United States for 90 days pending reassessment of immigration procedures. The…
