Trump bans travel to US by nationals from 12 countries
Trump bans travel to US by nationals from 12 countries including Somalia, Sudan and Congo.
Trump bans travel to US by nationals from 12 countries including Somalia, Sudan and Congo.
The United States government has banned the citizens of 12 countries from entering the nation, citing threats to national security.
This follows the signing of an Executive Order on the same by US President Donald Trump signed on Wednesday, which effectively barred citizens from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the United States.
Starting July 9, 2025, the new policy includes sending suspected Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador and taking steps to prevent some international students from enrolling or remaining in the US.
Residents from seven other countries, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela, will also face partial restrictions on entering the United States.
Noting that travel restrictions were some of his most successful policies during his first term, Trump revealed that, upon beginning his second term, he directed the US Secretary of State to re-evaluate countries considered high risk for security threats.
“I directed the Secretary of State to perform a security review of high-risk regions and make recommendations for where restrictions should be imposed,” he said.
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According to Trump, the analysis used to identify high-threat countries included several key factors related to national security, including the presence of large-scale terrorist networks, a lack of cooperation on visa security measures, difficulties in verifying the identities of travellers, poor record-keeping of criminal histories and consistently high rates of visa overstays.
“Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country that we cannot safely and reliably vet or screen those who seek to enter the United States. That is why I am signing a new executive order placing travel restrictions on countries including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya and numerous others,” he said.
Trump added that the list will be subject to revision while noting that other countries can be added to it in future.
“The strengths of the restrictions we are applying depend on the severity of the threat posed. The list is subject to revision based on whether material progress is made,” he said.
“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.”
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