WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has announced a further tightening of America’s travel policy, imposing travel restrictions on citizens of 20 additional countries. The new measures will take effect from January 1.
Under the revised policy, the restrictions will also apply to students, immediate family members of US citizens, and holders of Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs), significantly widening the scope of the ban.
According to U.S. media reports, countries facing a full travel ban include Syria, South Sudan, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.
The policy will also bar entry to individuals traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority, effectively restricting their access to the United States.
In addition, partial travel restrictions have been imposed on citizens of several other countries. These include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Ivory Coast, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
It is worth noting that President Trump had already imposed travel bans on citizens of 12 countries, including Afghanistan, in June this year.
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With the latest announcement, the total number of countries affected by US travel restrictions has risen to 35, marking one of the most expansive travel clampdowns of the Trump presidency.
