Trump's New Travel Ban and Its Effects

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Matt Katz
WNYC News | Feb 3, 2020

The Trump Administration's new travel ban that goes into effect later this month affects citizens of six countries with large Muslim populations, mostly in Africa. WNYC spoke to New Yorkers from three of the affected countries—Nigeria, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan—about what the ramifications of the policy.

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