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New Trump immigration order will remove Iraq from list of banned countries - AP

Published 01/03/2017, 04:20
Updated 01/03/2017, 04:30
© Reuters. US President Donald J. Trump arrives to delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

Four officials say the decision follows pressure from the Pentagon and State Department, the AP reported. They had urged the White House to reconsider Iraq's inclusion given its key role in fighting the Islamic State group, it added.

© Reuters. US President Donald J. Trump arrives to delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington

Trump is expected to sign the new order on Wednesday. An earlier order was blocked by federal courts.

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