The new travel ban on citizens of 12 countries that restricted access to people from seven others includes some exceptions, part of the administration’s efforts to withstand the legal challenges that a similar policy known as the “Muslim ban” faced during Donald Trump's first administration.

The countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

US President Donald Trump revived his first-term travel ban late Wednesday, barring entry to people from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, and Somalia. The proclamation also covers Burma,