Africa: More African Nations Meet Trump Administration Travel Restrictions

Trump administration targets majority Black nations with travel ban threat

The Trump administration issued a sweeping demand to 36 countries.  Other nations are being told to improve how they screen and document travelers or risk being added to the United States travel ban list. The State Department gave embassies and consulates a 60-day deadline to show cooperation and progress, and instructed embassies to begin gauging each country’s response. Of the 36 nations identified, 25 are African. Advocates of civil rights an…

Africa: More African Nations Meet Trump Administration Travel Restrictions

Less than six months into his current term in office, President Donald Trump has already imposed visa and travel restrictions on nationals from eleven countries in North and Sub-Saharan Africa traveling to the United States. In official statements, the Trump Administration has made several arguments for why such country-specific visa and travel restrictions are necessary. On national security grounds, the administration maintains that some count…

Gambians Warned Against U.S. Immigration Violations Amid Possible Travel Restrictions

The Embassy of The Gambia in Washington, D.C. has issued a public advisory to Gambian citizens in the United States and those planning to travel, urging strict compliance with U.S. immigration laws following reports that The Gambia may be among 36 countries facing possible travel restrictions to the United States. A statement made available on Tuesday, the embassy advised members of the Gambian diaspora and prospective travellers to avoid overst…

Violation Of International Law And Human Rights By The US – The Standard Newspaper

By Madi Jobarteh The US Government and its embassy in Banjul are flagrantly violating international law by “suspending or limiting entry and visa issuance to nationals of certain countries.”The decision is arbitrary, unjustified and lacks any legal basis. The right to migration and movement is guaranteed by international law. The US has no authority to impose a blanket ban on an entire country in the name of combating terrorism, overstay, crime …