Trump signs a travel ban on citizens from 12 countries, restrictions on 7 others

On Wednesday, President Trump signed a declaration that prohibits passengers and migrants from dozens of countries and restricts citizens ’entry from seven other countries, noting concerns about national security.

Mr. Trump is fully prohibited from entering foreigners from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. With some exemptions, Mr. Trump is prohibited from the citizens of those countries who seek to come to the United States permanently as legal immigrants, as well as temporary visa holders, such as tourists.

The President also partially stopped the entry of travelers and migrants from Burundi, Cuba, Laus, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. This part of its announcement applies to all potential immigrants from these countries that have visas to settle in the United States permanently and some temporary visa holders.

The ban is scheduled to enter at 12:01 am on Monday 9 June.

Mr. Trump said that the restrictions of overwhelming entry were necessary to address the concerns related to terrorism in the aforementioned countries, and the insufficient examination of the injured citizens and the lack of cooperation in deporting some nations.

“President Trump is achieving his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors who want to come to our country and cause harm to us. These logical restrictions are especially in the country and include places that lack the appropriate examination, and they show high prices in the visa, or fail to share identity and threat information. President Trump will always act in the interest of the American people and their safety” Abigre Bet Speka. “

Mr. Trump’s decree contains some exemptions, including for the permanent population, the Afghans who helped American forces and have special visas, diplomats, athletes and double citizens with a passport from a country that is not included in its announcement.

The advertisement follows the ban Sunday attack in Bulder, ColoradoOn the marches that arouse attention to the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas. The suspect was identified by US officials as an Egyptian citizen who exceeded his tourist visa.

In a video statement released by the White House on Wednesday night, Mr. Trump said that Bulder’s attack “emphasized the severe risks that were put on our country through the entry of foreign citizens who are not examined properly, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overcome their visas. We do not want them.”

He said the list can be reviewed if the two countries make material improvements, and new countries can be added with the appearance of threats.

Mr. Trump’s actions are hesitant to a series of travel ban issued during his first administration, in the beginning, mostly targeting Muslim countries. Such orders, his latest announcement can be subject to lawsuits.

In the first month of his first term, January 2017, Mr. Trump The travel ban took place Restricting the entry of most citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. This step sparked widespread protests, chaos in airports and legal challenges from defenders who argued that the ban was discriminatory.

In March 2017, Mr. Trump removed Iraq from the list and added Chad, Venezuela and North Korea. In 2020, the ban expanded, adding immigration restrictions to the citizens of Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan. Chad was later removed from the list.

The third edition of Mr. Trump’s first ban was Ultimately, the Supreme Court supported In the summer of 2018, with the martyrdom of conservative judges with the vast president of the president to restrict foreigners ’entry into the causes of national security. The Biden administration canceled this ban after taking office.

Camello Monteoyo Galvies

He contributed to this report.