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The policy, effective January 1, 2026, fully suspends immigrant and certain nonimmigrant visas for 19 countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, and new additions like Burkina Faso and Mali. Partial restrictions apply to 19 others such as Cuba, Nigeria, and Venezuela, while barring use of Palestinian Authority documents due to terrorism concerns and limited control.
Trump just unveiled his new travel ban
Countries with Full U.S. Entry Ban:
– 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
– 🇲🇲 Myanmar
– 🇹🇩 Chad
– 🇪🇷 Eritrea
– 🇭🇹 Haiti
– 🇮🇷 Iran
– 🇱🇾 Libya
– 🇸🇴 Somalia
– 🇸🇩 Sudan
– 🇾🇪 Yemen
– 🇨🇬 Republic Congo
– 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
– 🇲🇱 Mali (new)…— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 16, 2025
Trump’s new immigration crackdown: Travel ban expands to over 30 nations; Palestine, Syria in the list
ADVERTISEMENTBy: First Post News Desk • December 17, 2025:
The Trump administration has imposed full restrictions and entry limitations on citizens from five countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria. These are in addition to the initial list of 12 countries
The Trump administration has imposed full restrictions and entry limitations on citizens from five countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria. These are in addition to the initial list of 12 countries.
The White House added that full restrictions have also been imposed on individuals holding Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents.
The move marks a significant escalation in Trump’s efforts to tighten security following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, on November 26. The alleged shooter, an Afghan national who had served in a CIA-affiliated unit in Afghanistan, was allowed into the US after the country’s withdrawal in 2021. He was granted asylum earlier this year after undergoing a vetting process.
ADVERTISEMENTThe 12 high-risk countries already on the list are Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Apart from this, Laos and Sierra Leone, which previously were subjected to partial restrictions, now face a full entry ban.
Countries like Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela continue to be under partial restrictions under the new list.
Govt to re-examine green card holders
Last month, the US government announced that it would re-examine green card holders issued to people who came to the US from 19 specific countries.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) chief, Joseph Edlow, said that President Donald Trump had instructed the agency to conduct “a full-scale, rigorous re-examination of every green card for every alien from every country of concern”.
When asked by the BBC which nations were included, the agency referred to a June White House proclamation listing Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Somalia, and Venezuela.
ADVERTISEMENTThe proclamation highlighted that USCIS explained that the policy aims to limit foreign nationals from entering the US to protect against “foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats.”
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