Trump’s Travel Ban On 12 Nations Goes Into Effect

NBC News reports:

Starting today, nationals of 12 countries — including Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen — will be barred from entering the United States after a Trump administration executive order went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET.

Seven more countries will face significant visa restrictions: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. President Donald Trump said the ban, which primarily targets countries in Africa and the Middle East, is necessary to preserve national security and prevent terrorism in the U.S.

A similar policy in Trump’s first term, which barred foreigners from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the country, was reversed by then-President Joe Biden. On the campaign trail, Trump promised he would revive the ban.

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Look at the map. Trump didn’t expand his 2017 travel ban for our national security—it’s about racism, hypocrisy, & leaving refugees to die.

Why ban Afghans while blaming Biden for abandoning them? Why ban Iranians during nuclear negotiations? Why Laos??

This must be repealed. pic.twitter.com/jhWIadRVXE

— Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (@RepKamlagerDove) June 7, 2025