The Trump administration is considering issuing comprehensive travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal note seen Reuters.
The memo recounts a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups.
The first group of 10 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba and North Korea will be appointed among other things, to suspend a full visa.
In the second group, five countries – Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar and South Sudan will face partial comments that affect tourism and students visas as well as other immigrant visas, with some exceptions.
In the third group, the memo said that a total of 26 countries include Belarus, Pakistan and Turkmenistan among other matters for the partial suspension of the issuance of the US visa if its governments “do not make efforts to address shortcomings within 60 days.”
An American official speaking on condition of anonymity warned that there could be changes in the list and that he has not yet been approved by the administration, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The New York Times reported for the first time on the list of countries.
This step is due to the first ban of President Donald Trump on travelers from seven countries, a policy that has passed many repetitions before the Supreme Court supported it in 2018.
Trump issued an executive order on January 20 that requires an intensive security examination of any foreigners who seek to accept in the United States to reveal national security threats.
This matter brought out many cabinet members to submit it by March 21 a list of countries from which travel must be suspended in part or completely because “their examination and examination information is very incomplete.”
Trump's guidance is part of the immigration campaign he launched at the beginning of his second term.
He inspected his plan in a speech in October 2023, pledged to restrict people from the Gaza Strip, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, and “any other place threatens our security.”
The Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for suspension from Reuters.
