Documents obtained by news agency Reuters show how the Donald Trump administration evaluates making travel restrictions for multiple nations as per official internal paperwork.
A US official who spoke with Reuters about the matter disclosed that this list might undergo modifications since secretary of state Marco Rubio needs to approve it.
The internal document organized countries into three sections which include total visa blocks and selective visa interruptions that would primarily target tourist entry and student enrollment and visa categories. Additionally it specified exceptions for nations that failed to resolve particular evaluation criteria.
Donald Trump launched his travel ban against seven Islamic countries while he was in his first presidential term and received support from the Supreme Court.
President Biden abolished this ban following it stained the “political conscience” of the nation.
Donald Trump issued his second executive order on January 20 which introduced a new security review system for foreigners who wanted to enter the United States in an attempt to reveal security threats to national defense.
The full list by Trump is given below:
Full visa suspension
- Afghanistan
- Cuba
- Iran
- Libya
- North Korea
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Partial visa suspension (tourist, student and some other visas affected)
- Eritrea
- Haiti
- Laos
- Myanmar
- South Sudan
Countries who could be partially suspended if they do not fix issues highlighted by US
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominica
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Pakistan
- Republic of the Congo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
- East Timor
- Turkmenistan
- Vanuatu
The Trump Administration evaluates a new ban policy that would impose extensive travel limits for residents from multiple nations through internal sources including Reuters’ access to an official memo.
The document lists three divisions of 41 different nations. A complete visa ban would affect 10 specific countries from Afghanistan through Iran together with Syria and Cuba along with North Korea.
Tourist and student visas alongside other immigrant visas would receive partial bans under the second group suspension that comprised Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar and South Sudan.
A total of 26 countries including Pakistan and Bhutan along with Myanmar would face a pressuring delay in visa procedures when their governments fail to resolve identified shortcomings during a 60-day interval according to the memo.
A US official conveyed anonymously that the list may undergo modifications before it attains approval by administration leaders including Marco Rubio in his position as Secretary of State.
The New York Times broke the intelligence about the specified nations which made the list.
This policy reflects President Donald Trump’s initial seven majority-Muslim nation travel ban which required multiple modifications before the Supreme Court supported it during his first term in office.
On January 20 Trump used executive powers to strengthen security tests which seeked to find national security threats in individuals attempting entry into the United States.
The directive compelled multiple cabinet members to deliver their recommendations regarding restricted travel from specific nations on March 21 due to inadequate screening processing.
The executive order from Trump represents a continuation of his immigration reduction policies which began with his second presidential inauguration.
In a October 2023 speech he outlined his migration decision to deny entry to inhabitants from Gaza Strip, Libya, Somalia and Syria and Yemen and any additional areas deemed a threat to the United States.
When asked for comments about this matter by Reuters the State Department failed to provide a response immediately.
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