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June 9, 2025 Trump's travel ban takes effect
The travel ban also includes citizens of Haiti, a majority Christian country Image: Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo/picture alliance
US President Donald Trump's new travel ban took effect Monday, with citizens from 12 countries barred from entering the US.
Trump signed the proclamation that applies to citizens from the following countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
The administration is also imposing heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the US and don't hold a valid visa.
Trump enacted a similar policy when he was president the first time and in 2017 initially targeted citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.
That ban was reversed by President Joe Biden.
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