President Donald Trump issued a new executive order March 6 banning entry into the United States for citizens of several Muslim-majority countries for at least 90 days. This time, the ban includes citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Unlike the previous order, which was issued one week after Trump’s inauguration and later blocked by a U.S. District court, the new initiative will not include citizens of Iraq or affect any permanent U.S. residents and current visa holders.
The indefinite ban on Syrian refugees is reversed and replaced with a 120 days suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
As reported by the Oak Leaf Feb. 6, Freyja Pereira, dean of admissions, records and enrollment at Santa Rosa Junior College, believes people at SRJC might be affected by the travel ban, as the order makes it difficult for people living in the United States to connect with family and friends in the impacted countries.
“Based on how many students we have here on this school, I would imagine that we have students who are affected in some way,” Pereira said.