US State Dept will implement travel ban in 'orderly fashion'

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the the President Trumps proposed 2018 budget for the State Department in Washington, USA on 13 June, 2017 [Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency]

The State Department will implement President Donald Trump’s travel ban “in an orderly fashion” consistent with the Supreme Court’s order, the agency’s spokeswoman said on Monday.

“We will keep those traveling to the United States and partners in the travel industry informed as we implement the order in a professional, organized, and timely way,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement on Monday.

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“We are also in contact with our partners in the implementation of the United States Refugee Admissions Program, and will keep them apprised of changes as they take effect,” she said.

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