Al-Monitor | Narges Bajoghli: On Sept. 24, the United States announced a revised travel ban that, unlike its predecessors, may face fewer legal hurdles. �Making America Safe is my No. 1 priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet,� President�Donald Trump tweeted�just after his administration released the details of his new proclamation.


Given that�62% of nonimmigrant travelers�impacted by what many dub Travel Ban 3.0�are Iranian citizens, this indefinite�ban�� if upheld�� could have long-term consequences on the Iranian-American community.

Unlike the previous two bans, the new measure�� which adds Chad, North Korea�and Venezuela to the list of blacklisted countries�while removing Sudan ��may be�upheld as legal�for a number of reasons, as Elie Mystal, editor of Above the Law, has pointed out. First, the ban says the United States requires certain information from countries before giving their citizens�visas for travel to the United States, and puts forward that Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad, North Korea�and Venezuela cannot meet those requirements. Second, it says countries can get off the list if they provide this information. And third, it treats different countries differently.

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