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.
This probably sums it up the best
No matter what they say, it is a Muslim ban
Families will be kept apart
Exemptions are few
The definition of a family member is extremely narrow
Which is quite ironic to some
