It was announced that the US supreme court has allowed Trump’s Muslim ban on six Muslim countries to go into full effect, despite legal challenges. The proposed ban will affect travellers from Iran, Chad, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Syria, and also applies to travellers from North Korea, and some government officials from Venezuela.

Timeline of the ‘Muslim’ ban:

• November 2016 – Trump is elected as President of the United States. He had called and promised for a complete and total shutdown of all Muslims entering the US in his speeches while campaigning before the elections.

• January 2017 –  Trump issues an order to ban individuals travelling from Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria and Libya from entering the country for 90 days. The order also halted refugee resettlement and also banned Syrian refugees indefinitely. The ban was titled “Protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States”. The ban was then blocked by federal courts after lots of protesting from individuals all over the world, showing solidarity with refugees and those affected by the ban.

• March 2017 – Ban is revised, and Iraq is removed from the list of countries after Iraq agrees to cooperate with the US more, and the indefinite ban on Syrian refugees is lifted.

• June 2017 – The revised ban is allowed to go in to effect partially. The ruling said that those who have a ‘credible claim of a bonafide relationship with a person or entity in the United States’, may be exempt from the ban. The ruling also permitted the banning of all refugees who do not have a valid bonafide relationship with someone in the Us for 120 days.

• September 2017 – Trump signs a new travel ban. Sudan is dropped from the list and North Korea, and some individuals from Venezuela are included.

• October 2017 – A federal judge temporarily blocks the travel ban upon request from Hawaii.

• December 2017 – Supreme court allows Ban to go into full effect.

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BREAKING:

319 days later:
Refugees:
•0 Attacks
•0 Deaths
•4 Travel Bans

Americans:
•56,863 Shootings
•14,335 Deaths
•326 Mass Shootings
•0 Gun Bans#TravelBan#MuslimBan https://t.co/xhTNSHLVzV

— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) December 4, 2017

The #MuslimBan goes into effect again immediately. If you or someone you know is impacted, or worse, stuck at an airport today, we are on standby to help you. You can call CAIR at 408.986.9874.

— Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) December 4, 2017

Donald Trump’s Muslim ban is shameful and discriminatory. It stokes hatred and violates essential human rights. https://t.co/eb45gnbkdX

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 4, 2017

Seeing the muted reaction to the Supreme Court allowing the Muslim ban and I'm struck by how normalized something that's so evil and explicitly bigoted has been completely normalized over the last year. Guess this is how it happens

— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) December 4, 2017

Posted this pic on the gram six months ago. My grandma died three months later. She lived in Iran. Thanks to the #MuslimBan, I didn’t get to see her before she passed away. Shouts to @realDonaldTrump for tearing my family apart. #wasteman pic.twitter.com/ZwoRnOWdGi

— Reza Marashi (@rezamarashi) December 5, 2017

Dec. 2015: "Trump's plan to institute a #MuslimBan is just campaign rhetoric. He won't really do it!"

Jan. 2017: "Trump signed it, but the Supreme Court will strike it down"

Dec. 4, 2017: "I can't believed the Supreme Court upheld the Ban!"

From "campaign rhetoric" to reality

— Khaled Beydoun (@KhaledBeydoun) December 4, 2017

Me. Born in California to Libyan parents who came seeking an education but who stayed as political refugees. I've spent a lifetime extolling the virtues of American values of freedom of speech & religion. I'm gutted they aren't claims I can make confidently anymore. #Muslimban pic.twitter.com/cXSOyhIFXc

— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) December 4, 2017

However many individuals and organisations are offering support to those affected. Lawyers from the New York Immigration Coalition are one example and are offering their services to those who are concerned they may be separated from their families. CAIR (The Council on American Islamic Relations), is also on hand to provide support to those immediately impacted, such as those stuck at airports, and people are encouraged to call them immediately.