US Closes Doors to 12 Countries Under New Trump Order
US Closes Doors to 12 Countries Under New Trump Order
President Trump's new executive order restricts travel from 12 countries due to security concerns. Learn more about the implications for travelers and international relations.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that partially restricted travel to the US for citizens of seven countries and prohibited travel to the US for citizens of a dozen other countries.
According to the White House press release, the proclamation completely prohibits entry from countries that have been deemed "very high risk" because of insufficient screening, ties to terrorism, or a lack of cooperation with US immigration enforcement, including Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
List Of The Countries
The entry of citizens from the following 12 nations is completely restricted and limited by the executive order: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Entry will be partially restricted for citizens of seven countries. Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela are among the nations.
“We will restore the travel ban, some people call it the Trump travel ban, and keep the radical Islamic terrorists out of our country, that was upheld by the Supreme Court,” declared President Trump.
The 78-year-old had put in place a travel ban that limited entry from a number of nations that posed "significant security risks" or "inadequate vetting processes."
Why Trump Banned Citizens of Certain Countries
The attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado, which authorities blamed on a man they claimed was in the country illegally, prompted Donald Trump to declare that he had signed the travel ban.
"The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted," Trump said in a video message.
Due to high rates of overstay or a lack of cooperation from law enforcement, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela are subject to partial restrictions that limit the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas (B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J).
The White House used the Taliban's hold over Afghanistan, state-sponsored terrorism in Iran and Cuba, and the flood of illegal migrants into Haiti under the Biden administration as justifications for the restrictions. Countries that were flagged for violating US immigration laws included Eritrea (55.43% F/M/J overstay rate) and Chad (49.54% B1/B2 visa overstay rate).
Donald Trump has previously issued executive orders prohibiting the entry of citizens of specific nations into the United States. The Republican leader declared a ban on travel from seven countries with a majority of Muslims during his first term in office, which began in 2017. Before the US Supreme Court upheld that policy in 2018, it underwent multiple revisions.
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