USA – On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced a travel ban that’ll affect several countries, that is set to take effect at 12.01 am Eastern Time on Monday. The Trump travel ban list includes 12 countries whose citizens are prohibited from visiting the United States, and additional 7 with partial ban.
Trump issued the directive in a presidential proclamation and an accompanying video message in which he said a recent attack on a march for Israeli hostages in Gaza in Boulder, Colorado “has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas.”
“Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States,” he said in the video. “The strength of the restrictions we’re applying depends on the severity of the threat posed.
The list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise, new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world, but we will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm and nothing will stop us from keeping America safe.”
Countries Under US Travel Ban
Trump’s order specifically prohibits people from:
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
- Chad
- The Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Haiti
- Iran
- Libya
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Yemen
An additional seven countries will face partial restrictions. They include:
- Burundi
- Cuba
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Turkmenistan
- Venezuela