The Trump administration is considering implementing extensive travel restrictions for citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to an internal U.S. Government memo obtained by international media.
A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to an international media outlet, had, however, cautioned that the list of affected countries could change and that the proposal has yet to receive final approval from the administration, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The internal memo reportedly divides 41 countries into three categories. The first group faces a full visa suspension, affecting nations such as Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. The second category includes countries where only certain visa types, such as tourist and student visas, would be restricted. These nations are Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, and South Sudan.
The third group consists of countries recommended for partial suspension if they fail to address certain deficiencies. This list includes Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Pakistan, the Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, East Timor, Turkmenistan, and Vanuatu.
