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The Trump administration is reportedly considering a significant expansion of its travel ban, potentially restricting entry from citizens of up to 43 countries.
After President Donald Trump’s 20 January executive order calling for stricter security screening of foreign travelers, his administration is preparing to implement travel restrictions affecting citizens from 43 countries, including 22 in Africa.
According to New York Times a draft proposal includes a red list of 11 nations.
Among them are several African countries—Somalia, Sudan, and Libya—as well as Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.
If enacted, the new restrictions could go beyond the travel bans implemented during Trump’s first term.
The issue of travel bans has been a defining aspect of Trump’s immigration policy.
In 2017, his administration introduced an executive order barring Syrian refugees and temporarily restricting travel from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The order triggered nationwide protests and legal challenges, with opponents labeling it a “Muslim ban.”
President Joe Biden rescinded the policy upon taking office in 2021, but Trump, during his campaign, pledged to reinstate it.
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