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Warning of further protests over Trump travel ban

Wednesday, 8 March 20173 min read

Travellers are being warned of possible protests at airports and in major cities following US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban.

Rob Walker, head of travel security intelligence at International SOS and Control Risks, said protests are possible in the coming days and weeks.

He said these were likely to be along key thoroughfares, in main plazas, in front of government buildings and at airports throughout the US.

But he said protests are likely to be less pronounced and widespread as similar demonstrations which followed the initial ban issued at the end of January.

"As with the previous Executive Order, legal challenges are likely to emerge in the coming weeks and months, though a definitive adjudication on the measure is not likely in the short term," he added.

The scaled down directive comes into force on March 16 and places a 90-day ban on people travelling to the US from six mainly Muslim nations – Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Iraq has been excluded this time.