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Trump travel ban in effect, citizens from 12 nations barred from US

People protest the Muslim travel ban in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 26, 2018. [AFP]

President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday, immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term.

The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on illegal entries.

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