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Washington Post
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
What to know about Trump's order to restrict travel from 19 countries
President Donald Trump announced restrictions on individuals coming to the United States from more than dozen countries on Wednesday, broadening a policy from his first term and amplifying the administration's stringent approach to immigration. The ban, which is set to go into effect on Monday, has been criticized by rights groups for targeting several African and majority Muslim nations, and for appearing to capitalize on a moment of public grief after Sunday's attack in Boulder, Colorado. Trump's previous 2017 travel ban had two iterations before a third was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018, and some legal experts expect the new restrictions will also face legal challenges. Here's what to know.
Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
The rules in the UK on allowing visitors from the 12 countries now banned by Donald Trump from entering the US
Donald Trump has dramatically banned the citizens of 12 countries from entering the US in a bid to 'protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors'. Announcing the move from the Oval Office, the president said 'we don't want 'em' before referencing a recent attack in Boulder, Colorado where 12 people were injured when an Egyptian man attacked a group gathering in support of Israeli hostages. The ban, which is set to begin on June 9, will apply to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Those from another seven countries - Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela - will be hit by a partial ban. Citizens from all these nations are still allowed to travel to the UK, so what hoops do they have to jump through to come here? In most cases, anyone wishing to travel to Britain from all 19 countries would need to apply for a visa. These are categorised by the purpose they are intended for, including work, study, leisure visits, or joining family, with different rules for each. Most long-term visas require applicants to provide a copy of their passport and documents proving their work status and access to finances. Home Office workers will check each applicant's eligibility for the visa and whether their application is accurate and complies with official requirements. Background checks may also be carried out, although the exact nature of these is unclear. Visa applications are generally refused if they are found to be incomplete, inaccurate, or the applicant has a history of immigration violations. There is also the option to bar people from the UK - such as hate preachers - if their presence is deemed 'not conducive to the public good'. Specific criminal record checks are only required to obtain work visas for specific jobs, including teaching and medical roles. Some additional requirements, such as tests for diseases like Tuberculosis for citizens from countries like Equatorial Guinea. It costs £524 to apply for a student visa from outside the UK, in addition to a £776 immigration health surcharge. Some 192,000 visas were granted to main applicants in all work categories in the year ending March 2025, 39 per cent down on the previous 12 months. However, that was still 40 per cent more than in 2019. Most UK visa applicants have to present their visa documents at a UK visa application centre in their home country. However, Afghans are required to go to a neighbouring country as there are no functioning centres in Taliban-governed Afghanistan. Aside from applying through a mainstream visa route, there are also two special schemes open to Afghans who have worked with the UK Government or those seen as particularly vulnerable, such as LGBT people. Afghanistan is the second most common country of origin for UK asylum claimants, many of whom arrive in small boats. They are only able to apply for asylum after arriving on UK soil, after which they will be screened by an immigration officer and told to wait until their application is either accepted or refused. It is during this waiting period that asylum seekers are often put up in taxpayer-funded hotels. One notable absence from Mr Trump's ban list was Egypt - where the Boulder terror suspect came from. Mohamed Soliman was residing in the US illegally with his wife and five children when he allegedly firebombed pro-Israel demonstrators, injuring 12 of them. Mr Trump has raised the possibility that Egypt could be added onto his no-fly list. 'We don't want 'em,' he said bluntly in a video released shortly after the ban was announced. 'Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen.' Mr Trump said he hopes their efforts will 'confirm the adequacy of its current screening and vetting capabilities.' He said the tragedy in Boulder 'underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted. 'We've seen one terror attack after another from foreign visa overstayers... thanks to Biden's open door policies today there are millions and millions of these illegals who should not be in our country.' Several of the nations facing bans have been targeted because their screening and vetting capabilities are not up to the president's standards, putting Egypt on high alert. Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Sudan and Yemen were all placed on the banned list in part due to limited screening and vetting measures, Trump noted. White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson wrote on X: 'President Trump is fulfilling his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm. 'These commonsense restrictions are country-specific and include places that lack proper vetting, exhibit high visa overstay rates, or fail to share identity and threat information. 'President Trump will ALWAYS act in the best of interest of the American people and their safety.'
Arabian Business
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Arabian Business
President Trump imposes ban on 12 countries from travel to the US
Saying 'we don't want them', President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, banned citizens of 12 countries from visiting the United States, and imposed new restrictions on seven other countries. The list of banned countries included: Afghanistan Chad Republic of Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Iran Libya Myanmar Somalia Sudan Yemen Countries facing heightened restrictions include: Burundi Cuba Laos Sierra Leone Togo Turkmenistan Venezuela The ban goes into effect from Monday, June 9 at 12.01 am. The cushion period is to avoid the chaos at airports when President Trump had announced a similar measure during his first term in 2017 and implemented it with immediate effect. Donald Trump introduces US travel ban The decision came within days of Sunday's attack on a group of people in Boulder, Colorado, in which an Egyptian national was arrested and charged. The Department of Homeland Security later said that the accused had overstayed the duration of his tourist visa. Egypt is not on the list of banned countries. In a video message, Trump said some countries had 'deficient' screening and vetting or have historically refused to take back their own citizens. He added: 'The recent terror attack in Boulder has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas. We don't want them.' There are certain cases in which the US will make an exemption, and that includes green card holders, dual citizens who are American citizens as well, those seeking visas through connections to US family members, athletes (and their coaches and families) travelling to the US to play in major sporting events, and refugees who have been granted asylum. The exemption also applies to Afghans who helped the US and seek to enter under a special visa program. Trump wrote that Afghanistan 'lacks a competent or cooperative central authority for issuing passports or civil documents and it does not have appropriate screening and vetting measures'. Reuters reported that Somalia has pledged to work with the US to address security issues. Dahir Hassan Abdi, the Somali ambassador to the United States, said: 'Somalia values its longstanding relationship with the United States and stands ready to engage in dialogue to address the concerns raised.' However, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said the US government was fascist and warned Venezuelans of being in the US. They said: 'The truth is, being in the United States is a big risk for anybody, not just for Venezuelans … They persecute our countrymen, our people for no reason.'
Bloomberg
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump Signs Travel Ban for 12 Countries Including Afghanistan
By and Josh Wingrove Updated on Save President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation that bans individuals from 12 countries from entering the US, reinstating one of the most controversial and defining measures from his first term in the wake of an attack in Boulder, Colorado, that targeted a march in support of Israeli hostages. The second-term travel ban covers Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The measure also partially limits entry of people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
Bloomberg
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump Signs Executive Action Banning Travel From 12 Countries
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation that bans individuals from 12 countries from entering the US, reinstating one of the most controversial and defining measures from his first term in the wake of an attack in Boulder, Colorado, that targeted a march in support of Israeli hostages. The second-term travel ban covers Afghanistan, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The measure also partially limits entry of people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
