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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed another controversial executive order banning travel from six mostly Muslim countries for the next 90 days. The countries are Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen.

So what is the difference between this ban and the last one which was struck down by the courts?

Difference No. 1

Current green card and visa holders are not impacted. The previous order impacted tens of thousands of people with current visas who were traveling at the time of the order. The new directive will not impact those with valid visas such as college students.

Difference No. 2

Iraq is not impacted. The previous ban included Iraq as the seventh country where travel was banned. Because the previous ban impacted the U.S.’ effort to rebuild Iraq, it was scrapped in this order.

Difference No. 3 

It won’t take effect right away. The previous order was immediate; the new order doesn’t take effect until March 16.

Difference No. 4

Christians do not receive special treatment. While there remains a 120-day ban on all refugees, Christians in nations such as Syria are not given preferential treatment. The previous order allowed minority religious communities in Muslim countries to receive special consideration.

Difference No. 5 

Syria refugees are not indefinitely banned. While the 120-day ban on all refugees exists, Syria’s ban is not indefinite like it was in the previous order.

“Today’s executive order, which President Trump signed this morning, will make America more secure and address long overdue concerns about the security of our immigration system,” U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said.

“We must undertake a rigorous review and are undertaking a rigorous review of our immigration vetting programs to increase our confidence in the decisions we make relative to visitors and immigrants that travel to the United States. We cannot risk the prospect of the malevolent act as using our immigration system to take American lives.”

Democrats have blasted the new order.

“There is no evidence to really show banning people from just a few Muslim-dominated countries is going to make us any safer as a nation,” Congresswoman Diana DeGette said.