US President Trump’s executive order to ban immigrant and non-immigrant entry into the United States from seven Muslim countries has been met with serious criticism. However, one important part of the ban which has been not been properly reported is that the ban is only for 90 days.

According to the executive order’s text, the current visa process will be assessed and loopholes identified so that a uniform screening standard and procedure is developed during this 90-day ban.

Nonetheless, thousands of people have been affected by this decision which came as a surprise to many despite Trump’s explicit resolve to do so during his campaign.

As the ban came into effect, seven migrants were stopped from boarding Cairo flight to New York and two Iraqis were detained at New York’s JFK airport.

Not only does the ban affects immigrant and non-immigrant visa holders, but it also blocks green-card holders from entry into the United States. The so-called green card makes an individual a legal permanent US resident and blocking them entry into the United States has raised many eye brows among the legal community.

Hamaseh Tayari, a UK resident who holds an Iranian passport, was on holiday in Costa Rica and was due to fly back to Glasgow, but was denied entry onto the flight because her flight went via New York and she would need a transit visa, which was revoked.

Ms. Tayari, who works as a vet in UK, was shocked at this sudden development. She said: “This has really shocked me. We just discovered [what Trump did] at the airport when we went to check-in. I want people to know that this is not just happening to refugees. I am a graduate and I have a Phd. It has happened to a person who is working and who pays tax.”

There are nearly 500,000 such Legal U.S. Residents who can not enter into the United States during these 90 days.