syria and yemen but there are exceptions for travelers with bona fide ties to the united states including immediate family members but not family members like grandparents or grandkids. as a result the wife filed an emergency motion in federal court asking for verification. >> why is it those people are not allowed to come into the country? what national security initiative are we thinking about? >> the administration maintained this is all about keeping americans safe and the six countries on the band have links to terrorism. take a listen to attorney general jeff sessions. >> i think it was a victory for the president to focus on these six countries alone who have failed states with terrorist bases in them. we need to be very careful before we admit people from those countries. the president is exactly