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British passport holders are free to travel to the U.S. and aren’t affected by a ban on people with links to seven mainly Muslim countries, U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said, as officials around the world sought clarity on the new rules.
Johnson was trying to end confusion over the extent of President Donald Trump’s ban after speaking on Sunday to Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. Johnson released a detailed statement after the discussion saying that only nationals of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya, traveling directly to the U.S. from those countries, are affected.