Trump's new ban dodges pitfalls faced by last attempt, experts say1 day ago Share Save Emily Atkinson and Neha Gohil BBC News Share SaveGetty Images Trump's first travel ban triggered protests across the US in 2017US President Donald Trump has issued a sweeping new travel ban for people from 12 countries, revisiting a hallmark policy of his first term in office. The original travel ban suffered a series of legal defeats. There will be partial restrictions on travellers from another seven countries, including Cuban and Venezuelan nationals. But besides Iran, none of the 12 countries hit by the outright ban are named on the US government's state sponsors of terrorism list. Watch: President Trump announces travel ban from "high-risk regions"