BREAKING. DHS Secretary John Kelly Clarifies Status Of Green Card Holders

By streiff | 7:08 PM on January 29, 2017

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Demonstrators display placards during a rally against President Donald Trump's order that restricts travel to the U.S., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Boston. Trump signed an executive order Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 that bans legal U.S. residents and visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. for 90 days and puts an indefinite hold on a program resettling Syrian refugees. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly has issued an order clarifying the status of green card holders under President Trump’s executive order:

BREAKING: DHS Secretary John Kelly says lawful permanent residents from 7 banned countries are now allowed into the U.S. pic.twitter.com/wXWxs08uDN

— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) January 29, 2017

Note that nothing has actually changed. Green card holders are still going to be screen upon re-entry to the United States and they will be admitted if there is nothing that indicates they should be denied entry.