Entries to the U.S. by temporary immigrants from six restricted countries nearly tripled between 2006 and 2015 Total number of entries by temporary visa from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, in thousands, byfiscal year
The six nations affected by a new executive order that prevents their citizens from obtaining new visas to enter the United States for 90 days accounted for 649,932 legal U.S. entries between fiscal years 2006 and 2015. This group includes visitors, students and diplomats as well as refugees and new lawful permanent residents, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.
The new order, signed by President Donald Trump on March 6, takes effect March 16 and supersedes a previous order signed on Jan. 27 that was later blocked by U.S. courts. The new order specifies that most citizens from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen cannot enter the U.S. on new visas until security procedures used to evaluate visa applications have been reviewed; it excludes Iraq, which was a seventh country named in the January order. (A previous analysis by the Center estimated there were more than 900,000 legal entries of citizens from restricted countries between 2006 and 2015 when Iraq was included in the list of restricted countries.)
Entries to the U.S. by temporary immigrants from six restricted countries nearly  | tripled between 2006 and 2015  | Total number of entries by temporary visa from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, in thousands,  | byfiscal year  | 65  | 65  | 52  | 45  | 39  | 38  | 31  | 27  | 24  | 22  | 2006  | 2008  | 2009  | 2015  | 2007  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014  | Note Countries listed are those affected by travel restrictions enacted bya presidential during executive ordersigned Mar 6, 2017.  | Temporary immigrants may have entered the U.S multiple times overa singleyearor during the entiredecade. Fisca yearbegins Oct. 1.  | Source: Depa rtmentof Homeland Security.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 