US EditionPresident Trump's New Travel Restrictions on 19 Countries Goes Into Effect
- President Trump's new travel restrictions affecting citizens from 19 countries across multiple regions took effect on Monday at U.S. ports of entry.
- The administration cited national security concerns and high visa overstay rates, especially among students, as reasons for the updated bans including full restrictions on Eritrea and Somalia.
- The order preserves previously issued visas but denies entry to those without valid visas, while some travelers experienced intensified questioning and delays at airports like Miami International.
- Omar Shekhey, representing a Somali American advocacy group, cautioned immigrant communities about traveling, emphasizing the widespread fear caused by the restrictions.
- The relatively calm rollout contrasts with 2017, but the ban's effects on families and immigrant populations suggest ongoing challenges amid possible legal disputes.
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TRUMP TRAVEL BAN
Some visitors report extra scrutiny at US airports as Trump’s travel ban begins
MIAMI — President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed entry. The ban targeting mainly African and Middle Eastern countries kicked in amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement. But it arrived with no immediate signs of t…
'Haiti don't deserve that,' local man worries about hometown amid President Trump's travel ban
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford man expressed his personal concerns with President Trump's travel ban on 12 countries. One of the countries impacted is Haiti, where James Casimir was born. Casimir said he moved to Rockford in 1994 for a better life and because of a political downfall in the country, but his family still lives in Haiti. "I love Haiti, and I love to live there," Casimir said. "I always go back to Haiti twice a year. I have brot…
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