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Cite as:  585 U. S. ____ (2018) 

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BREYER, J., dissenting 

nificant business or professional obligations” in the United
States, §3(c)(iv)(C), and amici identify many scholars who
would seem to qualify.  Brief for Colleges and Universities 
as  Amici  Curiae  25–27;  Brief  for  American  Council  on 
Education et al. as Amici Curiae 20 (identifying more than
2,100  scholars  from  covered  countries);  see  also  Brief  for 
Massachusetts  Technology  Leadership  Council,  Inc.,  as 
Amicus Curiae 14–15 (identifying technology and business
leaders  from  covered  countries).    The  Proclamation  also 
anticipates waivers for those with a “close family member 
(e.g.,  a  spouse,  child,  or  parent)”  in  the  United  States,
§3(c)(iv)(D),  and  amici  identify  many  such  individuals 
affected  by  the  Proclamation.    Brief  for  Labor  Organiza-
tions  as  Amici  Curiae  15–18  (identifying  children  and 
other relatives of U. S. citizens).  The Pars Equality Cen-
ter  identified  1,000  individuals—including  parents  and 
children  of  U. S.  citizens—who  sought  and  were  denied 
entry under the Proclamation, hundreds of whom seem to 
meet  the  waiver  criteria.    See  Brief  for  Pars  Equality 
Center et al. as Amici Curiae 12–28. 

Other  data  suggest  the  same.  The  Proclamation  does 
not  apply  to  asylum  seekers  or  refugees.    §§3(b)(vi),  6(e). 
Yet  few  refugees  have been  admitted  since  the  Proclama-
tion took effect.  While more than 15,000 Syrian refugees
arrived in the United States in 2016, only 13 have arrived 
since January 2018.  Dept. of State, Bureau of Population,
Refugees,  and  Migration,  Interactive  Reporting,  Refugee 
Processing Center, http://ireports.wrapsnet.org.  Similarly
few refugees have been admitted since January from Iran 
(3), Libya (1), Yemen (0), and Somalia (122).  Ibid. 

The Proclamation also exempts individuals applying for 
several  types  of  nonimmigrant  visas:  lawful  permanent 
residents,  parolees,  those  with  certain  travel  documents,
dual  nationals  of  noncovered  countries,  and  representa-
tives  of  governments  or 
international  organizations.
§§3(b)(i)–(v).  It places no restrictions on the vast majority