Trump journey ban newest updates: President indicators journey ban on 12 nations with ‘hostile attitudes’ to US | EUROtoday

The inclusion of Afghanistan has angered some supporters who’ve labored to resettle its folks. The ban makes exceptions for Afghans on Special Immigrant Visas, typically individuals who labored most carefully with the U.S. authorities in the course of the two-decade-long warfare there.

Afghanistan was additionally one of many largest sources of resettled refugees, with about 14,000 arrivals in a 12-month interval by means of September 2024. Trump suspended refugee resettlement his first day in workplace.

“To include Afghanistan — a nation whose people stood alongside American service members for 20 years — is a moral disgrace. It spits in the face of our allies, our veterans, and every value we claim to uphold,” stated Shawn VanDiver, president and board chairman of #AfghanEvac.

Trump wrote that Afghanistan “lacks a competent or cooperative central authority for issuing passports or civil documents and it does not have appropriate screening and vetting measures.” He additionally cited its visa overstay charges.

Somalia instantly pledged to work with the U.S. to handle safety points.

“Somalia values its longstanding relationship with the United States and stands ready to engage in dialogue to address the concerns raised,” Dahir Hassan Abdi, the Somali ambassador to the United States, stated in an announcement.

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, an in depth ally of President Nicolas Maduro, responded on Wednesday night by describing the U.S. authorities as fascist and warning Venezuelans of being within the U.S.

“The truth is being in the United States is a big risk for anybody, not just for Venezuelans … They persecute our countrymen, our people for no reason.”

Other nations have but to reply.

We will convey you the most recent updates proper right here.

Here’s the president’s most up-to-date Truth Social publish presenting his Oval Office video assertion on the ban:

The president’s former first buddy, who left his function as a particular authorities worker main the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) final week, has had a busy night time on X however posted nothing in any way about Trump’s newest announcement.

On Tuesday, Musk was extremely important of the president’s “big, beautiful bill,” at the moment below dialogue within the Senate, calling it a “disgusting abomination.”

Here’s a have a look at how and why the connection between the 2 males disintegrated after simply 4 months in energy.

The different seven nations going through restrictions on journey to the U.S. from the Trump administration are as follows:

• Burundi
• Cuba
• Laos
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
• Turkmenistan
• Venezuela

The 12 nations Trump has imposed a complete ban on are as follows:

• Afghanistan
• Burma
• Chad
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Haiti
• Iran
• Libya
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Yemen

Here’s Rich Booth with a better look.

President Donald Trump has signed a brand new journey ban limiting journey to the U.S. from 19 nations with “hostile attitudes” or a “significant terrorist presence,” a coverage paying homage to the deeply controversial “Muslim travel ban” he launched throughout his first time period.

Effective June 9, journey will likely be totally restricted from 12 nations: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Partial restrictions will apply to seven others: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

Here’s a full report from Josh Marcus.

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s stay protection of Donald Trump’s administration because the president proclaims a journey ban on 12 nations and restrictions on seven extra.