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President Donald Trump is again banning people from countries his administration deems dangerous from coming to America.
Trump framed the new restrictions, which primarily target African and Asian countries, as necessary to fortify national security and combat terrorism.
The effort comes as the president has pursued extraordinary measures to curtail legal and illegal immigration.
U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term.
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Immigrant advocates and some Democratic state attorneys general said they are examining the new restrictions for potential legal action.
Officials in some of the 12 countries whose citizens will be soon banned from visiting the United States denounced President Donald Trump’s move to resurrect a hallmark policy of his first term and vowed to push back against the U.
President Donald Trump issued a new travel ban proclamation in the U.S. on June 4, 2025. Here is the list of 19 countries, when the ban starts and why.
As we have reported, Egypt is not on the list of banned countries - despite Trump citing the recent attack in Colorado by an Egyptian national when announcing the travel ban. Human rights groups have criticsed the ban, with Amnesty International USA describing it as "discriminatory, racist, and downright cruel".
President Donald Trump issued a travel ban, restricting entry of foreign nationals from 12 countries and partially banning 7 more. See the list.
President Donald Trump has signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, from coming to America. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)
More than 24,000 international students from the affected countries studied in the U.S. as recently as the 2023-2024 academic year.