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Trump's entry restriction proclamation repeats this phrase over and over:

The entry into the United States of nationals of (X) as immigrants and nonimmigrants is hereby fully suspended.

However, Sec. 4 seemingly contradictorily states:

the suspensions of and limitations on entry pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation shall apply only to foreign nationals of the designated countries who: (i) are outside the United States on the applicable effective date of this proclamation; and (ii) do not have a valid visa on the applicable effective date of this proclamation.

So is it still possible for nationals of the affected countries to enter the US, as long as they hold a previously granted and still valid visa?

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Sec. 6 (c) states:

No immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before the applicable effective date of this proclamation shall be revoked pursuant to this proclamation.

This, in combination with sec. 4 which the question has already quoted, seems unambiguous. The ban does not or should not apply to existing valid visas (but presumably does to pending applications). This is confirmed by a fact sheet published by the White House:

The Proclamation includes exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories, and individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interests.

Of course, what happens at the border in practice may be another question.

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