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Trump Order: Order and State Department

trump order: They had urged the White House to reconsider Iraq's inclusion given its key role in fighting the Islamic State group, according to CBC. Trump is expected to sign the new order in the coming days. Four officials say the administration's decision follows pressure from the Pentagon and State Department. It is designed to replace an earlier Trump order that was blocked by federal courts. Those bans are effective for 90 days. Citizens of six other predominantly Muslim countries Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen will remain on the travel ban list, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the order before it is signed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.