'Trump's Travel Ban': Diversifying the list to twelve nations
Travel restrictions imposed on 12 specified nations by President Trump
Get ready for a pause in global travel if you're from Afghanistan to Vietnam! That's right, President Donald Trump has obscured the list of countries whose citizens will be barred from entering the US, effective June 9th. The banned countries are Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Additionally, seven other nations have faced partial restrictions: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
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The White House asserts that these citizens pose a risk to US national security. They've cited insufficient central authorities to process passports and conduct checks, particularly inYemen, Afghanistan, Libya, Sudan, and Somalia, all locations of active US military operations. Iran's inclusion, as a 'state sponsor of terrorism', has been a controversial move given ongoing negotiations on a potential nuclear deal.
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Trump's decision came swiftly, without prior warning. It was announced just after the president addressed 3,000 staff from the White House balcony during a "summer reception." The reaction to the ban was immediate, causing an uproar worldwide. Trump justified his actions by pointing to the recent terrorist attack in Colorado, which left twelve Jewish demonstrators injured.
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Facing criticism, the White House argued that there is a lack of information about these countries' nationals, making it difficult to assess their potential risks to the US. Many of these countries have also been accused of exploiting the US by not taking back their deported nationals.
Retroactive Legality for Venezuelans
Back in the early days of Trump's presidency, there was a crackdown on a special Biden program that allowed around 532,000 people to enter the US from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. However, a judge recently ordered the Trump administration to provide these Venezuelans with the opportunity to appeal their deportation cases retroactively. Yet, the judge's decision did not specify whether the deported individuals should be returned to the US.
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This isn't Trump's first attempt at implementing a travel ban, though. During his first term, he issued a controversial 'Muslim Ban', which prohibited the entry of refugees and citizens from several predominantly Muslim countries, including Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Iraq was later removed from the list.
The travel ban, announced without warning, caused chaos at airports worldwide. Even individuals with valid residence permits faced detention or deportation. Protests and legal battles followed, leading to revisions in the rules. In June 2018, the Supreme Court upheld a final version that included countries outside the Muslim world like North Korea. Despite the strict guidelines, some individuals were still granted entry, such as diplomats.
Trump's successor, Democrat Joe Biden, revoked the decree just hours after his inauguration in January 2021.
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- The employment policy of the White House may face scrutiny, especially with regards to citizens from the war-and-conflicts zones, Afghanstan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, who are now affected by Trump's employment policy, specifically Trump's travel ban.
- Under Trump's administration, the general news landscape has been marked by significant changes in immigration policies, particularly the controversial Muslin Ban v2.0 and the travel ban affecting various countries including those involved in war-and-conflicts, which have implications for crime-and-justice, such as the deportation of individuals and their potential re-entry.
