Trump signs the ban on traveling to nationals of 12 countries, restrictions out of 7 others
President Trump signed a proclamation prohibiting travelers and immigrants in a dozen countries on Wednesday and restricted the entry of nationals of seven other nations, citing concerns about national security.
The proclamation of Mr. Trump fully prohibits the entry of foreigners of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. With certain exemptions, Mr. Trump’s order prohibits citizens of these countries who seek to come to the United States permanently as a legal immigrants, as well as holders of temporary visas, such as tourists.
The president also partially suspended the entry of travelers and immigrants from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. This part of its proclamation applies to all potential immigrants from these countries with visas to settle in the United States permanently and certain holders of temporary visas.
The ban should take effect at 12:01 p.m. on Monday June 9.
Trump said restrictions on radical entry was necessary to respond to concerns related to terrorism in the countries listed in order, inadequate verification of affected nationals and the lack of cooperation on deportations among some of the nations.
“President Trump keeps his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors who want to come to our country and cause us damage.
Trump’s decree contains certain exemptions, especially for permanent residents, Afghans who have helped American forces and have special visas, diplomats, athletes and two nationals with a passport from a non -listed country in his proclamation.
The announcement of the ban follows a Attack on Sunday in Boulder, ColoradoOn the walkers raising the attention for the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas. The suspect was identified by American officials as an Egyptian national who had exceeded his tourist visa.
In a video declaration published Wednesday evening by the White House, Trump said that the attack on Boulder “stressed the extreme dangers placed in our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly verified, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and exceed their visas. We do not want them.”
He said the list could be revised if countries make material improvements and that new countries may be added as threats are emerging.
The actions of Mr. Trump echo a series of travel prohibitions issued during his first administration which initially targeted countries with Muslim predominance. Like these orders, his last proclamation could be subject to prosecution.
During the first month of his first mandate, January 2017, Mr. Trump signed a travel ban Restress the entry of most citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. This decision launched a general outcry, chaos in airports and legal disputes of lawyers who argued that the ban was discriminatory.
In March 2017, Trump removed Iraq from the list and added Chad, Venezuela and North Korea. In 2020, he widened the ban, adding immigration restrictions for nationals of Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan. Chad was then removed from the list.
Mr. Trump’s third version of Mr. Trump’s ban was finally confirmed by the Supreme Court In the summer of 2018, the conservative judges citing the large authority of the president to restrict the entry of foreigners for national security reasons. The Biden administration has canceled this ban after taking office.
