Trump Travel Ban: Citing national security concerns, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation this week prohibiting travel from 12 nations in the wake of the Colorado attack on a pro-Israel group. The ban on citizens travelling from 12 Nations, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Haiti, and Yemen, is completely restricted and limited by Trump’s order.
Donald Trump brought attention to Sunday’s Colorado attack. In the attack, an Egyptian man indeed set fire to non-violent protesters calling for the release of Israeli detained in Gaza. He also announced the broad crackdown on immigrants on his social media network, Truth Social. The nations that will be completely prohibited were deemed “to be deficient with regards to screening and vetting and were determined to pose a very hard risk to the United States,” the White House said in a statement.
‘We do not want them’
In a social media video, Trump said that the recently announced travel restriction brought attention. Trouble with the dangers faced by people who overstay their visas. Then he connected it to the terror attack that occurred in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday.
However, the attack’s suspect is from Egypt, which is not on Trump’s banned list. The Department of Homeland Security claims that the suspect had overstayed on a tourist visa. Trump cited the arguments that some Nations have deficient screening and vetting procedures or have routinely refused to repatriate their people to support the bank.
The Homeland Security yearly report, which analyses visa overstay among tourist business travellers and students entering by air or sea, and focuses on countries with exceptionally high overstay rates. It is a measure of information for his decision. ‘We do not want them,’ Trump declared.
List of 12 Trump Travel Ban Nations
The following are the seven nations with travel restrictions and the twelve with a ban:
- Fully Restricted (12): Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen
- Partially Restricted (7): Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela.
What is the effective date of the Trump Travel Ban?
It was to prevent the pandemonium that occurred at airports across the country in a similar incident. Happened with little to no notice in 2017. For implications, he has chosen the time for next week. Donald Trump signed a proclammation that will take effect on June 9, 2025, at 12:01 AM EDT. The Supreme Court is also siding with him on this one. Trump hinted at his decision for a new ban before he took office in January. This time it seems to be in a stronger position.
Reasons For The New Travel Prohibition
The taliban’s hold on Afghanistan, state-sponsored terrorism in Iran and Cuba, and the high rates of visa overstays from Nations like Chad and Eritrea are among the specific justifications given for the ban.
“We will however restore the travel ban, some call it the Trump travel ban, and keep the radical Islamic terrorists out of our country that was upheld by the Supreme Court.” President Trump stated, reinforcing the reasoning behind the ruling.
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