The second Trump administration, starting in 2025, has taken unprecedented actions, such as a new travel ban and expansive executive orders. The latest travel ban, though not overtly targeting Muslims, predominantly affects Muslim-majority countries and aims to avoid the chaos of the original ban by incorporating lessons from past legal battles. This ban has defined exemptions and wider restrictions but does not implement immediately, indicating a strategic approach to avoid former pitfalls and minimize backlash when compared to the initial travel ban chaos in 2017.
The first travel ban had a tortured history in the federal courts, with judicially forced revisions eventually leading to a green light from the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2018.
US immigration law expert Christi Jackson said the new ban suggested 'lessons have been learned' from Trump's first attempt.
The latest ban was not being implemented immediately, the restrictions were 'wider in scope' and it had 'clearly defined' exemptions.
Professor of law and former US attorney Barbara McQuade said the last travel ban had 'caused chaos at the border', while this time Trump had given some advance notice.
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