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The @StateDept has released new statistics on the implementation of the travel ban between Dec. 2017 and March 2019. There's a lot in here, but some highlights travel.state.gov/content/dam/vi…
More than 12,000 visa applicants from the travel ban countries are in the security check backlog (often referred to as "administrative processing"). @StateDept says: "At present, much of the enhanced screening and vetting process is manual."
This security check process is often incredibly frustrating for visa applicants. I've talked to dozens of people who have waited for months and months after their interviews with little to no update from the embassy as to the status of their application.
As of March 31, slightly more than 5 pct of applicants subject to the ban have been issued visas, according to this data. (My story for @Reuters from April found that between Dec. 2017 to Oct. 2018, 6 pct of applicants had received waivers to the ban: reuters.com/article/us-usa…)
Important to note that @StateDept is only releasing these statistics because Congress required it in 2019 appropriations bill. The agency regularly releases the number of waivers it has issued, but omits number of applications, making it difficult to assess the waiver process 
