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Cite as:  582 U. S. ____ (2017) 

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Per Curiam 

tries” as to which EO–1 had suspended entry, stating that 
these  conditions  “demonstrate  [that]  nationals  [of  those
countries]  continue  to  present  heightened  risks  to  the
security  of  the  United  States,”  §1(e),  and  that  “some  of 
those  who  have  entered  the  United  States  through  our 
immigration  system  have  proved  to  be  threats  to  our 
national security,” §1(h). 

Having identified these concerns, EO–2 sets out a series 
of  directives  patterned  on  those  found  in  EO–1.    Several 
are  relevant  here.  First,  EO–2  directs  the  Secretary  of 
Homeland  Security  to  conduct  a  global  review  to  deter-
mine  whether  foreign  governments  provide  adequate 
information  about  nationals  applying  for  United  States
visas.  §2(a).  EO–2  directs  the  Secretary  to  report  his 
findings  to  the  President  within  20  days  of  the  order’s
“effective  date,”  after  which  time  those  nations  identified 
as  deficient  will  be  given  50  days  to  alter  their  practices. 
§§2(b), (d)–(e).

Second, EO–2 directs that entry of nationals from six of 
the  seven  countries  designated  in  EO–1—Iran,  Libya,
Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen—be “suspended for 90
days  from  the  effective  date”  of  the  order.    §2(c).  EO–2 
explains  that  this  pause  is  necessary  to  ensure  that  dan-
gerous  individuals  do  not  enter  the  United  States  while
the Executive is working to establish “adequate standards
. . .  to  prevent  infiltration  by  foreign  terrorists”;  in  addi-
tion, suspending entry will “temporarily reduce investiga-
tive  burdens  on  agencies”  during  the  Secretary’s  20-day
review.  Ibid.  A separate section provides for case-by-case
waivers of the entry bar.  §3(c).

Third,  EO–2  suspends  “decisions  on  applications  for
refugee  status”  and  “travel  of  refugees  into  the  United 
States under the USRAP” for 120 days following its effec-
tive  date.  §6(a).    During  that  period,  the  Secretary  of 
State  is  instructed  to  review  the  adequacy  of  USRAP 
application  and  adjudication  procedures  and  implement