US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says
The expanded travel ban targets countries lacking stable governments and vetting cooperation, affecting both immigrants and non-immigrants, amid heightened security measures after a recent shooting.
- On Thursday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the United States plans to expand its travel ban to more than 30 countries, adding, 'I won't be specific on the number, but it's over 30, and the president is continuing to evaluate countries.'
- Following last week's Washington, D.C. shooting that left one National Guard personnel dead and another seriously injured, investigators identified Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national shooter.
- The administration has paired the expansion with other measures, stating travel ban covers 12 countries banned and seven restricted, plus paused asylum decisions and green card applications re-examination this year.
- Affected people would include both immigrants and short-term visitors, including tourists, students and business travelers, while immigrants already in the United States face no immediate action.
- The move fits a broader push to tighten migration controls, marking a further escalation of migration measures since last week's shooting and reviews of asylum cases and Green Cards for 19 countries.
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The US government banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the country this summer, and made it more difficult for residents of seven others to do so. However, after an Afghan man was charged with last week's shooting of National Guard members in Washington, the list of countries was expanded to include Afghanistan, Somalia, Iran and Haiti. The full list is not yet known. The government announced that day that it would suspend the processin…
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to more than thirty countries after a man from Afghanistan was accused of shooting two National Guard members, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced, according to CNBC.
The United States will impose a travel ban on people from more than 30 countries, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Which countries seem sweeping – she says it concerns countries that “send murderers and leeches” to the United States.
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US to expand travel ban to more than 30 nations
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will expand its ban on travel for citizens of certain countries to more than 30, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, in another restriction after a man from Afghanistan was accused of shooting two National…
US Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem said that "the president continues to evaluate countries." The reason was the armed attack on National Guardsmen on Thanksgiving Day in Washington.
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