Trump Expands US Travel Ban to 39 Countries, Citing Security Concerns, Weak Vetting, Visa Overstays
Washington DC, United States: US president Donald Trump on Tuesday further expanded the travel ban to the country, signing a proclamation restricting the entry of foreign nationals.
A statement issued by the White House noted that the US has imposed full restrictions and entry limitations on nationals from five countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, apart from the initial list of 12 countries. The US also imposed full restrictions on individuals holding Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents.
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The decision was taken following the shooting of two national guard members in Washington. The suspect in that case, an Afghan national who previously worked with a CIA-affiliated unit, entered the US following the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan and was granted asylum earlier this year after undergoing vetting.
The president cited several reasons including concerns around national security, public safety, insufficient screening processes and high visa overstay rates to substantiate the claims.
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The US maintains a full travel ban on nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen as of now, and the country has now broadened the scope of the existing travel ban.
