What happened

President Donald Trump late Wednesday revived the controversial travel ban from his first term, issuing a proclamation barring visitors from 12 countries and restricting entry from seven. Most of the affected countries are in Africa or the Middle East, though three are in the Americas.

Using the same legal grounds, Trump signed a separate executive order to block nearly all foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard .

Who said what

Trump "justified" the new travel ban "in a number of ways," targeting countries with high visa overstay rates and those deemed to have "deficient" screening or vetting standards, The Wall Street Journal said. "We don't want 'em," Trump said in a video announcing the restrictions. He also tied the policy to Sunday's Molotov co

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