What nations are on Trump's new travel ban list?
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening to ban travel from 12 countries and placing additional travel restrictions on seven other countries, citing security risks.
According to Trump in the proclamation, some of the countries included in the lists regularly declined to accept the return of their own nationals, had high “visa overstay” rates or they remained deficient in their screening and vetting process.
The ban makes exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, immediate family immigrant visas, diplomatic visas and certain other visa categories such as adoptions or dual nationals with passports from unrestricted countries.
The travel ban comes on the heels of the antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, which according to news officials, prompted the president to sign the proclamation. Albeit, the suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman is from Egypt and entered the country on a tourist visa before applying for asylum.
“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,” said Trump in the proclamation.
The proclamation takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on June 9, according to the White House.
Which countries are banned from traveling to the US in Trump's new travel ban?
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar, also known as Burma
- Chad
- Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Haiti
- Iran
- Libya
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Yemen
Partial travel restrictions have been placed on travel from seven other countries to the US: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.