3 of the main foreign policy adviser of the President of Donald trump stand for something, to remove Iraq from the list of prohibited countries, citing diplomatic reasons, sources told CNN.
Secretary Rex Tillerson, Secretary of defense James Mattis and national security adviser H. R. McMaster made the request, the sources said. One of the main reasons is the role of Iraq in the fight against ISIS. The Secretary of security John Kelly also supports this step, but it remains unclear what the White house will decide.
An Executive order expected to be released at the end of this week. Trump plans to sign a revised travel ban due to the positive reaction to his first address to Congress, a senior administration official told CNN.
The original Executive order trump forbidding citizens 7 Muslim countries - Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen - enter the U.S. for 90 days, was signed a week ago, and was also temporarily suspended the entry of all refugees.
The Federal court issued a temporary injunction last month, halting the implementation of the travel ban across the country, and the court of appeal refused to restore the ban. Permanent resident and "green card holders" are excluded from any of the travel ban, as well as those who have legally a visa.
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