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Donald Trump 'considering adding another 36 countries' to travel ban list
Donald Trump is doubling down on his anti-immigration stance in the US and is now reportedly considering adding another 36 places to his list of countries banned from visiting the US. The 79-year-old has faced huge backlash for his actions since...

Critics Say New U.S. Travel Restrictions Amount to a “Black Ban”
Get More of the Stories That Matter! Stay informed with the latest in politics, community news, entertainment, and more – delivered straight to your inbox Sign up now! A sweeping new U.S. travel policy has ignited backlash from immigration...

Central Asian nation among 36 countries facing possible U.S. travel restrictions under Trump
The United States is weighing the introduction of entry restrictions for citizens of 36 countries, according to internal State Department documents reported by The Washington Post. The move is part of President Donald Trump's continued push to...

Trump’s Sweeping Travel Ban Against 12 Countries, Restrictions on 7 Others Takes Effect
On June 4, 2025, President Trump signed a travel ban that will completely bar foreign nationals from 12 countries from traveling to the United States and places strict limited-travel restrictions on seven others. The travel ban, which took effect...

Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list, includes Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
The memo identified varied benchmarks that, in the administration’s estimation, these countries were failing to meet. Some countries had “no competent or co-operative central government authority to produce reliable identity documents or other...

Trump Considers Inclusion of Nigeria, 35 Other Countries on Travel Ban List
*African nations constitute nearly 70% of new line-up*US gives affected countries 60 days to meet new benchmarks Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The United States is currently weighing the restriction of entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries,...

Trump ‘considering adding 36 more countries to US travel ban list’
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary yesterday, coinciding with his own 79th birthday (Picture: AP) People from 12 countries are already banned from entering the United...

US Memo Flags Four Caribbean CBI Nations For Possible Travel Restrictions
Source: Loop Caribbean CMC – Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes have found themselves on a new US State Department watchlist. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Saint...

US flags four Caribbean nations for possible travel restrictions
WASHINGTON (CMC): Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes have found themselves on a new US State Department watchlist. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia are...

This travel ban is as pointless as the last one
President Donald Trump has resurrected the travel ban from his first term. This time, it’s more expansive and better designed to withstand a judicial challenge. But it’s still a solution in search of a problem — and likely to cause massive...

Trump's travel ban fuels despair, disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan
Dearborn — The ban on travel from certain countries that took effect Monday — reminiscent of President Donald Trump's first-term restrictions that became known to many as the “Muslim ban” — is once again souring relationships among Arab American...

US memo flags four Caribbean countries for possible travel restrictions
WASHINGTON, Unites States (CMC) – Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes have found themselves on a new US State Department watchlist. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, and...

Arab Americans in Michigan feel betrayed by Trump's travel ban, activist says
Both major political parties will have to appeal to the Arab and Muslim communities in the Detroit area in key upcoming races in 2026. DEARBORN, Mich. — The ban on travel from certain countries that took effect Monday — reminiscent of President...

US memo flags four C’bean CBI nations for possible travel restrictions
CMC – Four of the five Eastern Caribbean nations offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes have found themselves on a new US State Department watchlist. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia are listed in a...

'This is the reward?' Arab MAGA voters enraged by new Trump travel ban
Arab-American voters who cast a ballot for Donald Trump are outraged that the president signed off on a new travel ban to the United States that includes much of the Middle East, reported ABC News this week. Countries on the ban list include...

Penn has 200 students from travel ban countries and is facing ‘constant issues’ with Trump administration
The University of Pennsylvania is exploring how to help about 200 students from 12 countries affected by a travel ban recently enacted by President Donald Trump’s administration. And many other students could be affected by the administration’s...

Trump Could Add Dozens Of Countries To Travel Ban, Report Says
The proposed expansion lists 36 nations, among them key US partners such as Egypt, with 25 in Africa, according to a State Department memo obtained by The Washington Post. A State Department spokesperson refrained from commenting on internal...

Columbus agency says travel ban impedes refugees from family reunification
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus has become a second home for thousands of refugees fleeing countries included in President Donald Trump’s travel ban, many of whom now worry about family left behind. “It is painful to see doors close on those who...

International Leaders Condemn Trump’s Travel Ban as Divisive, Unfair
President Donald Trump has left many members of the international community in dismay after issuing a travel ban, which completely restricts entry to the United States from 12 countries and imposes partial limitations on entry from seven...

CT universities warn international students about travel amid Trump ban. One school has thousands
Officials at Connecticut universities are urging international students to be cautious after President Donald Trump recently implemented a travel ban barring citizens from a dozen countries from entering the country. “We are advising caution if...