U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning travel from certain countries citing national security concerns.<\/p>\n
The proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.<\/p>\n
The entry of people from seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, will be partially restricted, the official said. The travel proclamation was first reported by CBS News.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump is fulfilling his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm,\u201d Abigail Jackson, a White House spokesperson, said on X.<\/p>\n
The countries facing the total ban were found \u201cto be deficient with regards to screening and vetting and determined to pose a very high risk to the United States,\u201d according to a statement provided by the White House.<\/p>\n
During his first term in office, Trump announced a ban on travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations, a policy that went through several iterations before it was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018.<\/p>\n
Former President Joe Biden, a Democrat who succeeded Trump, repealed the ban in 2021, calling it \u201ca stain on our national conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: Reuters
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