US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to ban entry of individuals from 12 nations — Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen — citing national security and public safety threat. Also suspends entrance of new Harvard students
US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban saying it was spurred by an attack on a recent Jewish protest in Colorado that authorities blamed on a man living in the country illegally. Pic/AFP
US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to ban entry of individuals from 12 nations — Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen — citing national security and public safety threats.
Trump has partially restricted and limited the entry of nationals from the seven nations: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. According to the White House, these restrictions distinguish between, but apply to both, the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants.
Trump even stated that the US must be vigilant during the visa-issuance process to ensure that those aliens approved for admission into the US do not intend to harm Americans or the national interests of the US. Trump noted that the US must ensure that admitted aliens and aliens otherwise already present in the US do not bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles, and do not advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists or other threats to national security.
Trump said the restrictions are necessary to prevent the entry or admission of foreign nationals about whom the US government lacks sufficient information to assess the risks they pose.
In another significant move invoking national security concerns, President Trump announced a visa ban for international students planning to begin studies at Harvard University. In an order he signed on Wednesday night, Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange visitor programs at Harvard. Citing multiple compliance failures and national security risks, Trump said the institution had “rendered itself an unsuitable destination for foreign students and researchers.”
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No. of countries whose citizens’ entry has been limited
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