Donald J. Trump · 2017-2021 term
Impose a travel ban on targeted countries
Trump pursued several travel-ban orders. Courts narrowed the policy path, and the final restrictions were country-based rather than a full ban matching the original rhetoric.
Latest reviewed action recorded: Jan 27, 2017
Record Note
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Original Promise
Trump called for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States and later pursued country-based travel restrictions.
Action Timeline
Actions document what the federal government did. Outcomes below describe what changed, and each source list shows where the public record comes from.
Jan 27, 2017
Trump issues first travel-ban order
Trump signed an executive order restricting entry from several countries, triggering immediate litigation and revisions.
Outcomes
Outcomes are the part of the record that can contribute to public scoring. They stay visible here with impact direction and linked sources so readers can verify what shaped the record.
Legal Outcome
A narrower set of country-based travel bans took effect after legal challenges, but the original campaign wording was not implemented as stated.
Measured or documented impact: Federal entry restrictions were imposed on travelers from a set of targeted countries.
Black community impact: The promise is not specifically Black-community-targeted, but it affects civil-rights and immigration records relevant to communities of color, including Black Muslim and African immigrant communities.
Evidence strength: Strong
Linked sources: 0
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