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Tehran slams ‘racist’ US travel ban targeting Iranians, other Muslim nations
Press TV
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Tehran has condemned US President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting Iranian citizens and people from several other majority Muslim countries, saying the move reveals Washington’s “deep hostility” toward Iranians. In a statement on Saturday,...
African Union express concerns over Donald Trump’s expanded Travel ban
Zambian Observer
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June 7, 2025
The African Union (AU) has expressed significant concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban. The United States announced a new travel ban on June 4, 2025, which restricts entry from 12 countries. Out the countries handed the...
Iran furious over Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries: ‘Racist, supremacist'
Mint
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June 7, 2025
An Iranian official denounced the "racist mentality" of US policymakers as US President Donald Trump reinstated the travel ban on 12 countries. Director General for the affairs of Iranians broad, Alireza Hashemi-Raja, said on Saturday the move was...
Trump’s New Travel Ban: What You Need to Know
JD Supra - California
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June 6, 2025
President Donald Trump recently signed a proclamation reinstating and expanding the United States travel ban. The travel ban takes effect Monday, June 9, 2025, and as such, those affected by the ban should ensure they enter the U.S. before this...
‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes
The Guardian
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June 7, 2025
When Essi Farida Geraldo, a Lomé-based architect, heard about partial restrictions on travel to the US from Togo as part of the travel bans announced by Donald Trump on Thursday, she lamented losing access to what many young Togolese consider to...
TKO Reportedly Issues Internal Memo Over New US Travel Ban
411Mania
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TKO has reportedly sent an internal memo addressing the new travel ban in the US toward several foreign countries. The Trump Administration instituted the ban on Wednesday via executive order that restricts the entry of foreign nationals into the...
Government of Sierra Leone Declares Public Holiday for Independence Celebration
Sierraloaded
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April 25, 2025
The government of Sierra Leone has announced that the nation will celebrate its 64th Independence Anniversary on Sunday, April 27, 2025. In line with the observance of this significant event, Monday, April 28, 2025, has been declared a public...
Haitian gov’t expresses disappointment over US travel ban
Jamaica Observer
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June 7, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The Haitian government said it is disappointed at the decision announced by United States (US) President, Donald Trump, to implement with a travel ban barring people from Haiti and 11 other countries from entering the...
International students scared to leave U.S., return to school after travel ban
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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By María Luisa Paúl, Omari Daniels, Praveena Somasundaram and Tobi Raji Washington Post As President Donald Trump signaled plans for a new travel ban after taking office, the family of a 19-year-old Venezuelan student at the Savannah College of...
Sierra Leonean Man Arrested at Lagos Airport With $90,000 Cash En Route Freetown
Sierraloaded
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April 4, 2025
A Sierra Leonean national, Alhaji Ahmed Shaw, was on Thursday, remanded at the correctional centre by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for alleged non-declaration of the sum of $90,000 to the Nigerian Customs Service. Justice Deinde Dipeolu...
More than 200 MSU students impacted by Trump travel ban
The State News - Michigan
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The Office for International Students and Scholars sent an email Friday urging international students to return to the U.S. before June 9. The email follows a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump last week that bans citizens from 12...
Sierra Leone Day: Bring Back Our Lanterns and Cultural Masquerades
Sierraloaded
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April 6, 2025
A year ago, I made this plea to our authorities to bring back our cultural celebrations. Alas, I thought it was going to happen this year. But NO. It seems like we are gradually becoming a nation of Cultural Nothingness, an empty vessel that lacks...
'I feel so bad': Man cancels planned trip to U.S. due to travel ban
Ottawa Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Author of the article: Canadian Press Maan Alhmidi Published Jun 06, 2025 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 4 minute read Travelers wait in line for security in the east hall atrium at Orlando International Airport,...
State Department says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revoked
The Gleaner
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June 7, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department instructed United States embassies and consulates on Friday not to revoke visas previously issued to people from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries now under President Donald Trump’s new travel...
Trump Implements New Travel Bans to Take Effect on June 9, 2025
JD Supra - California
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June 6, 2025
On June 4, 2025, President Trump announced new travel restrictions for certain nationals of 19 countries as follows: Full restrictions (all immigrants and nonimmigrants) for nationals of: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial...
LA28 organizers say President Donald Trump’s travel ban will not affect Olympic Games
The Athletic
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June 6, 2025
Organizers of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles have said that a travel ban introduced by United States President Donald Trump will not disrupt the Games. Citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea,...
Trump Administration Announces Travel Restrictions
JD Supra - California
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June 6, 2025
On Wednesday, June 4, the Trump administration announced a new executive order restricting travel to the U.S. by nationals of certain countries. These restrictions build on the travel bans introduced during the administration’s first term. The new...
Penn urges impacted international students to immediately return to U.S. as Trump travel ban looms
The Daily Pennsylvanian
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ISSS announced on June 6 that it sent out a message to international students from impacted countries advising them to return to the United States. Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi Penn International Students and Scholar Services urged students located in...
New travel ban suspends entry of nationals of 19 countries due to security concerns
Lexology
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As a further development of President Trump’s January 2025 executive order directing federal agencies to enhance the vetting of foreign nationals seeking entry into the United States, his administration issued a Proclamation on June 4, 2025...
Trump Lifts U.S. Travel Ban on Syrians in Surprise Policy Shift
The Syrian Observer
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June 6, 2025
In a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy, President Donald Trump has officially removed Syria from the list of countries subject to a travel ban due to national security concerns. The decision marks a sharp departure from his earlier...