A renewed version of U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries is set to go into effect on Thursday.
The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court >allowed for some parts of Trump's ban to go through. While the ruling said the ban cannot target foreign nationals who have "a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the U.S.," this has been very narrowly interpreted by the Trump administration.
"Grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-laws and sisters-in-law, fiancees or other extended family members are not considered to be close relationships," the State Department has said, according to AP.
Citizens of the six affected countries – Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, Sudan and Yemen – now face the terms of the ban for 90 days. The Supreme Court will also hear the full case for the ban in October when a final ruling will be handed down.
Many Muslims on social media are expertly explaining just how absurd the ban is.