Trump Travel Ban: US President Donald Trump has issued a new order completely banning the entry of passengers from 12 countries of the world, including Afghanistan and Iran, into the US.
Apart from this, strict travel restrictions have also been imposed on seven other countries. According to the White House, Donald Trump issued a declaration to impose a travel ban on citizens of 12 countries, citing national security risks. The White House said in a statement, “This declaration completely bans and limits the entry of citizens of those 12 countries, which have been found to be inadequate in terms of screening and investigation and who are estimated to pose a very high risk to the US.”
“President Trump is fulfilling his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreigners who seek to come to our country and do us harm,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson posted on social media platform X. During his early presidency, Trump imposed bans on travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries, Reuters reports. However, his successor, Democratic President Joe Biden, ended these bans in 2021. However, Trump claimed that the 2017 ban had prevented attacks in the US.
“The recent terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, underscores the extreme threat to our country posed by the entry of foreign nationals who have not been properly vetted,” President Trump said in a video message from the Oval Office posted on X.
“We cannot allow what happened in Europe to happen in the United States,” Trump said. “We cannot allow open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably test and screen. That is why today I am signing a new executive order banning travel on Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya, and many other countries.”
Which are the 12 banned countries?
The 12 countries that have been banned include Afghanistan, Iran, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Haiti, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and Myanmar. Citizens of these countries will never be able to enter the US. This ban on these countries will come into effect from 12:01 am on Monday.
Apart from these countries, Donald Trump has also imposed a ban on people coming from 7 other countries. These include Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Strict conditions and special investigations will now be applicable on passengers coming from these countries. Experts say that Trump’s new executive order may face significant legal challenges.
