US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning travel to the US from nationals of 12 countries, citing national security risks, according to the White House.
The countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
The proclamation signed by Trump also partially restricts travel to the US by nationals from seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
There are some exemptions, including athletes travelling for major sporting events, some Afghan nationals and dual nationals with citizenship in unaffected countries
“We don’t want them,” Trump said as he announced the ban, while also citing the Colorado attack on Sunday, where a man was accused in a firebombing attack on a group of demonstrators who gathered on in support of Israeli hostages. The man and his family are Egyptian nationals.
The proclamation echoes an order from Trump’s first term in 2017, when he announced a ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US
The travel ban, which comes into effect on 9 June, fulfils a promise Trump made during his 2024 election campaign, and is likely to draw swift legal challenges
