Muslim Ban Part II: Bigger and Broader Than Before

The Trump administration is working on a massive expansion of the 2017 travel ban

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Just eight weeks into his second term, President Trump is preparing to make good on his campaign promise to bring back and expand his controversial travel ban. But this time, it's set to be much more extensive than the 2017 version.

According to reports, the Trump administration is considering restrictions on citizens from as many as 43 countries. The draft plan includes:

• A "red list" of 11 countries whose citizens would be completely barred from entering the US: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen

• An "orange list" with somewhat lighter restrictions on numerous other nations

• Uncertainty about whether people with existing visas or green cards would be protected

The list reads like a who's who of Muslim-majority nations, with a few non-Muslim countries added in—a strategy that helped…