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US bans visitors from 12 countries starting Monday at 12:01 a.m.

Ban targets nations with high visa overstay rates and security concerns.

Additional restrictions placed on travelers from seven more countries.

Critics call the policy divisive and question the data accuracy.

Governments of 12 countries whose citizens will be banned from visiting the United States beginning next week scrambled on Thursday to understand President Donald Trump ‘s latest move to resurrect a hallmark policy of his first term.

The ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., a cushion that may avoid the chaos that unfolded at airports nationwide when a similar measure took effect with virtually no notice in 2017. Trump, who signaled plans for a new ban upon taking office again in January, appears

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