Trump has banned travel from some specific countries which are counted to be 6, we have mentioned below which countries are banned and what are the restrictions for travel there.
U.S. President Donald Trump has broadened his contentious travel ban, frequently criticized as a Muslim ban, to include citizens from six more countries.
This decision, made on Friday, faced backlash from immigrant advocates and opponents who argue that the policy discriminates against Muslims and other groups.
The announcement comes three years after Trump ignited controversy by signing an executive order that suspended immigration from several Muslim-majority countries. This travel ban, which led to chaos and protests at airports, faced legal challenges and was eventually revised to target five Muslim-majority nations—Yemen, Syria, Iran, Libya, and Somalia—while also imposing restrictions on nationals from Venezuela and North Korea.
The Trump administration asserts that the six newly added countries—Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania—did not meet U.S. security and information-sharing standards, necessitating these new restrictions. Officials cited issues such as inadequate passport technology and insufficient sharing of information regarding “terrorism” suspects and criminals. The restrictions on these six countries will take effect on February 21.
Below is an overview of the countries included in the expanded travel ban and the specific restrictions that have been implemented.
The United States will halt the issuance of visas leading to permanent residency for nationals from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, and Nigeria, announced acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf on Friday.
Non-immigrant visas will remain unaffected by this policy. The State Department specifies that non-immigrant visas encompass those for tourism, short-term business, medical needs, education, journalism, and various other categories.
In December alone, approximately 650,760 non-immigrant visas were issued globally.
Immigrant visas, on the other hand, include those for spouses, specific family members, sponsored employment, and other designated purposes.
The Trump administration has indicated that there are exceptions to these restrictions.
Sudan and Tanzania
The U.S. government will also halt the issuance of “diversity visas” to nationals of Sudan and Tanzania, as stated in a presidential proclamation.
Diversity visas, which President Trump has criticized previously, are allocated through a lottery system for applicants from countries with low immigration rates to the U.S. The State Department employs a computer-generated drawing to select individuals worldwide for up to 55,000 diversity visas each year. Nigeria is already excluded from this lottery, along with other countries that had over 50,000 natives immigrate to the U.S. in the past five years.
Yemen, Syria, Iran, Somalia, and Libya
The current iteration of the travel ban also includes the Muslim-majority countries of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. Visa restrictions also apply to North Korea and Venezuela, though these measures affect relatively few travelers.
This ban suspends both immigrant and non-immigrant visas for applicants from the affected countries but allows for exceptions, including for students and those with significant contacts in the U.S. According to the proclamation, these restrictions will remain in effect.
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