President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban which bars citizens of twelve countries from entering the United States came into effect at 00:00 ET (05:00 BST) on Monday. The order, which Trump signed last week,

President Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries has taken effect amid rising tension over the president's escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.

U.S. President Donald Trump's order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into effect at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT) on Monday, a move the president promulgated to protect the country from "foreign terrorists.