President Trump Signs Travel Ban, Citing National Security Risks, Targeting 12 Countries
Trump orders a travel restriction that targets 12 nations in an effort to shield Americans from foreign threats following the horrific incident in Colorado.
In a broad executive order, President Donald Trump has prohibited entrance into the United States from 12 nations, including Afghanistan, Haiti, and Iran. The White House describes this action as a significant step to “protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors.”
Declared on Trump’s social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday, the contentious proclamation broadens the scope of one of his most contentious first-term regulations. “After Sunday’s devastating attack in Colorado, we need to take decisive action,” Trump wrote. “First, America’s security.” We won’t hold out for another catastrophe.
Beginning on June 9, the restriction will completely bar most visitors from 12 countries. Other partial restrictions include increased security checks and visa restrictions for seven other nations, including Cuba and Venezuela.
The executive order contains limited exceptions for specific people, including athletes attending big athletic events, some Afghan nationals, and dual citizens with legitimate passports from nations exempt from the ban, administration officials said.
Democratic politicians, civil rights organizations, and foreign observers have already widely criticized the decision. A lot of people think it brings back the spirit of Trump’s 2017 “Muslim ban,” which was widely denounced before the US Supreme Court affirmed it in a different version.
In the 2024 campaign, President Trump pledged to increase restrictions on high-risk nations and reinstate “extreme vetting” procedures. The Colorado attack, which is still being investigated and claimed multiple lives, seems to have served as the impetus for the prompt administrative action.
Not all 12 countries have been listed by the administration.
