Trump promises to bring back Muslim travel ban 'even bigger, much stronger than before,' if elected

Former president's ban barred nearly all travelers from 5 mainly Muslim countries; Biden reversed policy during first week in office

By Betul Yuruk

NEW YORK (AA) - Former US President Donald Trump said Friday he would bring back his controversial Muslim travel ban if elected in 2024.

"Under the Trump administration, we imposed extreme vetting and put on a powerful travel ban to keep radical Islamic terrorists and jihadists out of our country," Trump told supporters in the state of Iowa. "When I return to office, the travel ban is coming back even bigger than before and much stronger than before. We don't want people blowing up our shopping centers. We don't want people blowing up our cities and we don't want people stealing our farms. So it is not gonna happen."

Trump had issued three versions of the controversial ban in 2017 and the Supreme Court allowed full enforcement of the third edition.

It barred nearly all travelers from five mainly Muslim countries.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order reversing the ban during his first week in office in 2021.

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