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Article snippet: The White House reversed course over what counts as a close family member under President Trump’s travel ban on Thursday, the same day the policy was taking effect. The administration, which was predicting a smooth rollout of the executive order, said that refugees and travelers targeted by the ban who have a fiancé in the United States can still come into the country, in an apparent last-minute change to the new criteria. “Upon further review, fiancé will now be included as close family members,” a State Department official said in a statement to The Hill. The Supreme Court said Monday that parts of Trump’s executive order, which had been put on ice by the lower courts, can be reinstated starting Thursday at 8 p.m. for refugees and travelers from six majority-Muslim nations who do not have a “bona fide” relationship with a person or entity in the U.S. The White House, which has been eager to avoid the chaos and confusion that dogged the first rollout of the travel ban earlier this year, said it coordinated closely with agencies and stakeholders to develop clear guidance on the new criteria. But earlier in the day, officials speaking on a background briefing with reporters did not say that fiancés would count as a close family relationship. They said foreign travelers from affected countries can only come to the U.S. to visit spouses, parents, parents-in-law, children, adult sons or daughters, siblings, step or half siblings, or sons- and daughters-in-law. But th... Link to the full article to read more