U.S. President Trump implements travel restrictions, preventing citizens from 12 nations from entering the country.
Donald Trump's Latest Travel Ban: What You Need to Know
Now in his second term, President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order imposing travel restrictions on citizens from 19 countries, as reported by the BBC. The restriction applies to 12 countries where entry is completely banned, while 7 more face partial restrictions. These countries include Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, and more [1][3][4].
Here's the breakdown:
- Full Ban (12 countries): These countries face a complete ban on entry to the US, namely Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
- Partial Ban (7 countries): Citizens from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Venezuela, and Turkmenistan will face partial restrictions, due to concerns over vetting processes and national security issues.
In his video address upon signing the order, President Trump reiterated that foreigners entering the US from countries where adequately checking their backgrounds is challenging pose a threat to the nation [2]. He reminded the public of numerous attacks instigated by foreign-born individuals during his first term.
According to Trump, he had instructed the Secretary of State to analyze regions that pose the greatest threat to the US, leading to the implementation of these restrictions [2].
Unlike his previous ban, this new order does not include a waiver process for urgent humanitarian cases. However, the president promised a review process, stating that conditions would improve in certain countries, leading to eased restrictions or the addition of new ones [3].
Trump initially implemented a travel ban on several countries during his first term, with Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia initially targeted [4]. The 2017 ban faced numerous challenges in courts, but ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a narrow decision, declared it constitutional [2].
Once again, lawsuits are expected, as they were with the 2017 order, with Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason telling the BBC that the Trump administration had been working on a new executive order, so the signing was not surprising [5].
Source: BBC, Reuters, U.S. Supreme Court (2018)
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Politics surrounding the travel policy-and-legislation of the United States continues to be a topic of general-news, with President Donald Trump's latest travel ban causing yet another wave of debate. The ban, which imposes travel restrictions on citizens from 19 countries, includes a full ban on entry to the US for Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, and partial restrictions for Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Venezuela, and Turkmenistan [1][3][4].
