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President Trump has issued a full travel ban for foreign nationals of 12 countries.
He alleges the travelers pose a high risk to the United States.
NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports the travel ban goes into effect.
The 12 countries covered by the full travel ban include Afghanistan,
Haiti, Iran and Sudan.
According to Trump's order,
the justification to include many of the countries on that list is that they lack a competent central authority
for issuing passports and screening and vetting measures.
An additional seven countries, including Cuba, Venezuela and Laos, are on a partial ban.
Trump says many nationals of those countries pose a risk of overstaying their visas.
The ban would only apply to foreign nationals.
are outside the U.S. and do not have a valid visa.