BREAKING Trump Reinstates Travel Ban, Blocks Citizens from 12 Nations

 

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a sweeping travel ban Wednesday targeting citizens from 12 countries, escalating his second-term immigration crackdown with what he calls "extreme vetting" against terror threats. The order takes effect June 9, 2025, at 12:01 AM EDT.

Key Details:

1.     Full Entry Ban: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen.

2.    Partial Restrictions: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela.

3.    Effective Date: June 9, 2025 (existing visas remain valid).

Trump’s Justification:

In a video on X, Trump declared the move essential to block those who “wish to do us harm,” citing:

• Failed security cooperation by listed governments
• Inadequate criminal record-keeping
• High rates of U.S. visa overstays
• Sunday’s gasoline bomb attack in Boulder, Colorado (perpetrated by an Egyptian visa overstayer, though Egypt isn’t banned).

Global Backlash:

• Somalia: Pledged “dialogue” with the U.S.
• Venezuela: Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello blasted “fascist” U.S. policies, warning: “Being in the U.S. is a big risk.”
• Myanmar: A teacher’s State Department exchange program hangs in limbo. “I needed years of recommendations,” she told Reuters.

Dark History Repeats:

Trump’s first-term “Muslim ban” (2017) targeted seven Muslim-majority nations. Biden repealed it in 2021 as “a stain on our conscience.” The new list expands restrictions to non-Muslim nations like Haiti and Venezuela.

Behind the Crackdown:

• Part of broader immigration sweeps, including mass deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador.
• Follows Trump’s January executive order mandating “intensified vetting” of foreigners.
• 31 countries were under review since March, per Reuters sources.

 

The ban disrupts family reunifications, academic exchanges, and refugee resettlement—while testing diplomatic ties with volatile nations. With Trump vowing to “add more countries,” global travel faces renewed uncertainty.

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