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 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...

The administration says it implemented the ban in order to prevent future terror attacks in the aftermath of Sunday’s anti-Semitic terrorist attack on a rally in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza.