US updates: Trump announces full travel ban for 12 countries – DW – 06/05/2025
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06/05/2025
June 5, 2025 Trump bans citizens from 12 countries from entering US
US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning all travel from certain countries.
The proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, the White House said.
The ban will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday Washington time, news agencies reported.
Visitors to the United States from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will also face heightened restrictions.
"I must act to protect the national security and national interest of the United States and its people," Trump said in his proclamation.
Trump's first term saw sweeping travel bans
Trump also implemented several travel bans for certain countries during his first term as US president.
His first ban in 2017 targeted seven majority-Muslim countries for 90 days.
Later bans included Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Nigeria, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Venezuela, and Yemen. These were lifted by former US President Joe Biden in 2021.
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