President Donald Trump has made travelling to America even more difficult for some countries. His June declaration revolved around banning citizens of what the administration deems “high risk” nations or heightening restriction on visitors from a group of other countries. This list included a total of 19 countries.
However, the situation became even more in the wake of the recent shooting incident near the White House that targeted two National Guard member. On Tuesday (US time), the Trump administration announced that it was expanding its list to include 15 more countries. Here’s every other nation impacted by the latest decision.
Background of the travel ban
The expanded restrictions come after an Afghan national was arrested in connection with the shooting of two National Guard troops over the Thanksgiving weekend. In June, President Donald Trump initially announced a travel ban affecting 12 countries and partial restrictions on seven others, reviving a policy widely associated with his first term.
At that time, the full ban included: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Partial restrictions applied to visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
New countries added to full ban
On Tuesday, the White House said the list of countries fully banned from US entry now includes: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria.
The administration also announced a complete restriction on people holding Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents.
Additional partial restrictions
Fifteen countries have been added to the list of nations facing partial restrictions: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
