Sec. 2. Prohibition on entry inapplicable to certain special immigrants
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Section 3(c) of Executive Order 13769, entitled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States (January 27, 2017), or any other provision of an Executive order, regulation, informal rule of guidance, or memorandum issued by the President or any other official in the executive branch precluding issuance of visas to, revoking visas issued to, or precluding entry or admission of, a class or classes of aliens, shall not apply to an alien who is a national of Iraq or Afghanistan and has been granted special immigrant status under section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27) ) pursuant to— section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 note); section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note); or section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note).
Section 5 of Executive Order 13769, or any other provision of an Executive order, regulation, informal rule of guidance, or memorandum issued by the President or any other official in the executive branch precluding issuance of visas to, revoking visas issued to, or precluding entry or admission of, a class or classes of aliens, shall not apply to an alien who has been granted refugee status, has been approved for refugee admission, or is a refugee applicant in the United States Refugee Admissions Program under a Priority 2 designation pursuant to section 1243 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 note) or section 3 of this Act.
This section shall take effect as if enacted concurrent with Executive Order 13769.
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Prohibition on entry inapplicable to certain special immigrants
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