Which three family reunification exceptions were eliminated in the December 2025 travel ban expansion?

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The December 16, 2025 proclamation eliminated three exceptions that existed in the prior June 2025 travel ban: (1) immediate family immigrant visas for spouses and children of U.S. citizens (IR-1/CR-1, IR-2/CR-2, IR-5) even with DNA evidence, (2) international adoptions (IR-3, IR-4, IH-3, IH-4), and (3) Afghan Special Immigrant Visas for those who assisted U.S. armed forces. Advocates for Afghan allies raised alarms that removing this carve-out abandons interpreters and others who risked their lives supporting American troops.

Which three family reunification exceptions were eliminated in the December 2025 travel ban expansion?

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