Washington: The US President Donald Trump administration may expand its current travel ban by including citizens from 36 more countries, a Reuters report said, citing a memo from the State Department.
On June 4, Trump signed the proclamation banning travel from 12 countries. The White House said that this was needed to protect the United States against "foreign terrorists" and other national security threats.
Trump has launched an immigration crackdown since assuming office for the second time. The memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stated that the US is worried about how some countries manage the identity and security of their citizens.
The countries that might face restrictions if they don’t meet US standards include: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
US bars foreign officials facilitating illegal immigration
The United States announced new visa restrictions on foreign government officials and others who facilitate illegal and mass immigration to the United States. In a statement, the US Embassy in India said, "We will not tolerate those who facilitate illegal and mass immigration to the United States." "The United States has established new visa restrictions targeting foreign government officials and others who do so, and the Trump Administration has designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations several criminal cartels that facilitate illegal immigration and alien smuggling". |
