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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 its first administration. Some exceptions apply only for specific countries, like Afghanistan. Others are for most of the countries on the list, or are more general and unclear, like the policies for foreign visitors planning to come to the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.