U.S. Borders Suspend Access from Twelve Countries and Partially for Turkmenistan Residents

Campaign vow to restrict entries from specific nations aired during election period.

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2025 June 12 . 9:07 AM

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Campaign pledge to shut down borders to these specific nations was already declared during the... — Campaign pledge to shut down borders to these specific nations was already declared during the election period.

U.S. Borders Suspend Access from Twelve Countries and Partially for Turkmenistan Residents

New Travel Ban Imposed by Trump in 2025:

Contrary to popular belief, President Donald Trump imposed a new travel ban in June 2025, not in 2021. This new policy closely resembles his earlier actions from 2017, aiming to address national security concerns by limiting entry to the United States for citizens of certain nations regarded as potential risks.

This policy impacts a total of 19 countries, grouped into two categories:

Nationals from 12 countries are completely barred from entering the U.S. These include Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Seven countries face partial restrictions: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. The U.S. has halted new visitor (B1/B2), student (F, M), and exchange (J) visas for these countries, and reduced the validity for most other nonimmigrant visa categories.

The policy contains exceptions for specific groups, such as lawful permanent residents and certain visa holders, as well as athletes and team members traveling for major sporting events.

The restrictions are justified due to national security concerns, including terrorism sponsorship, insufficient government capabilities for issuing passports and civil documents, inadequate vetting and screening measures, high overstay rates for past visa recipients, and refusal to accept nationals being removed from the U.S.

The policy took effect on June 9, 2025, with no announced expiration date. However, it's important to note that President Joe Biden had repealed Trump's previous travel ban in 2021, and was in office at that time. The current policy was announced in June 2025 by President Trump.

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