Washington lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries

The United States has lifted a ban on the entry of refugees from 11 countries, most of them Muslim, but has made it clear that those who want to enter the United States will be subjected to more stringent security than in the past.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Source: AAP (EPA/JIM LO SCALZO)

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