Washington will not just stand up to what’s going on. We will lead on this issue, just like we have in the past,” Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday.

A new travel ban preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States went into effect Monday.

The ban went into effect Monday, prohibiting people from 12 countries and heavily restricting people from seven other countries from entering the U.S.

Mohammad Sharafoddin, his wife and young son managed to make it out of Afghanistan as refugees nine years ago, at one point walking 36 hours over mountain passes.

The White House says the 12 countries on the list are "deficient with regards to screening and vetting" and are being targeted to protect U.S. national security.

President Trump's sweeping new travel ban went into effect on Monday, barring citizens of 12 countries from visiting the United States and imposing restrictions on those from seven others. In a video message last week announcing the ban,

President Trump issued a travel ban on 19 countries over national security concerns, with Senator Zaynab Mohamed condemning the move as rooted in discrimination.

President Trump’s new travel ban has sparked widespread outrage and fear in New York’s sprawling Haitian community, by far the biggest local diaspora group impacted by the edict aimed