Trump bans travel to 12 countries: Late on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump reinstated his first-term travel ban, which prohibited entrance for citizens of 12 nations, including Somalia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Libya.
Burma, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Haiti, Sudan, Yemen, and Equatorial Guinea are all included in the proclamation. While the administration cites security concerns, some critics accuse the strategy of being discriminatory.
Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, and the Republic of the Congo are among the nations.
Visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela will also face more stringent restrictions, in addition to the ban, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday.
In his proclamation, Trump stated, “I must act to protect the national security and national interest of the United States and its people.”
The list is the outcome of an executive order that Trump signed on January 20th, mandating that the Director of National Intelligence, along with the departments of State and Homeland Security, provide a report on “hostile attitudes” toward the United States and whether or not entrance from specific nations constituted a national security concern.
In January 2017, during his first term, Trump signed an executive order prohibiting people from seven countries with a large Muslim population—Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen—from travelling to the United States.
During his brief reign, it was one of the most tumultuous and perplexing times.
Upon landing at US airports, passengers from such countries were either detained or prohibited from boarding their flights to the US.
In addition to entrepreneurs, tourists, and those visiting friends and family, the group also included students and educators.
Amidst legal challenges, the order—often referred to as the “Muslim ban” or the “travel ban”—was modified until the Supreme Court affirmed a revised version in 2018.
Along with North Koreans and certain Venezuelan government officials and their families, the ban also applied to several other groups of immigrants and visitors from Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, and Libya.
On the grounds of national security, Trump and others have supported the original ban, claiming it was not based on anti-Muslim sentiment but rather served to safeguard the nation. But in his first run for the presidency, the president had demanded a clear ban on Muslims.
