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Travel Order: Order and Secretary

travel order: Read it at https //t.co/XcBwwEJJHF Press Sec Trump privately signed the new order while Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Attorney General Jeff Sessions formally unveiled the new edict, according to CBC. The low-key roll-out was a contrast to the first version of the order, signed in a high-profile ceremony at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes as Secretary of Defence James Mattis stood by Trump's side. The revised travel order leaves Iraq off the list of banned countries but still affects would-be visitors from Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Libya. . POTUS has signed a new executive order that will keep the nation safe. Things to know about Trump's new travel ban Trudeau urged to denounce Trump's 'racist' travel ban White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was not scheduled to hold an on-camera briefing Monday either, leading to the appearance that the president was distancing himself from the order, which was a signature issue during his campaign and the first days of his presidency. Beth Kohn protested outside the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. 7 while the court heard arguments regarding President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. The order also risks being overshadowed by unsubstantiated accusations the president made over the weekend that former President Barack Obama had ordered the wiretapping of his phone during the campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.