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President Donald Trump signed the immigration executive order Friday. | AP Photo State Department notice revoking visas under Trump order released

The Justice Department has publicly released a State Department notice from Friday revoking most visas for travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries in accordance with the executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

The notice "provisionally" canceling visas already issued to citizens of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, was issued by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Edward J. Ramotowski.

The notice allows for waivers of the revocation "on a case-by-case basis."

Department of Homeland Security officials said Tuesday that Trump's order as first issued also applied to green card holders, but they have now been granted a broad waiver, except in cases of particular suspicion.

The notice was made public in a filing in federal court of Boston, one of several places across the country where lawsuits are pending challenging the constitutionality of Trump's order.

A State Department spokesperson said Wednesday that the revocations do not affect individuals already admitted to the U.S.

"At the request of the Department of Homeland Security, and in compliance with the President’s Executive Order, the Department of State provisionally revoked relevant visas as defined under the EO. Those visas are not valid for travel to the U.S. while the Executive Order is in place," said the spokesperson, who asked not to be named. "The revocation has no impact on the legal status of those already in the United States."