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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...
Trump bans travel from 12 countries to the US
Public Radio of Armenia
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June 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning travel to the US from nationals of 12 countries, citing national security risks, according to the White House. The countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo,...
Trump banned travel from 12 countries, but included some exceptions to avoid legal battles
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Some experts agree that the current ban includes exceptions and has fixed some issues that were subject to litigation in the first travel ban. “Absolutely, the administration is trying to avoid the problems that they had with the first...
Trump Travel Order Bans People From 12 Countries From Entering U.S.
The New York Times
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June 5, 2025
President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, reviving an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States. The ban, which...
Trump travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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Madina Hassany said she felt helpless when she heard about the travel ban President Donald Trump signed late Wednesday. The Kent resident, who immigrated from Afghanistan shortly before the Taliban regained control, has family and friends trying...
Trump’s travel ban allows athletes from affected nations into US for the World Cup and Olympics. Fans may be stuck at home
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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June 6, 2025
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s latest travel limitations may keep fans from the 19 named nations from seeing their athletes compete in some of the globe’s most important sporting events in the next several...
Governments scramble to understand Trump's latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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There will also be heightened restrictions on visitors from seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. But North Korea and Syria, which were on the banned list in the first Trump administration,...
Toronto resident cancels planned trip to U.S. due to travel ban: 'I feel so bad'
The London Free Press
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Retired college professor, 73, says his plans are on hold after Trump announced a travel ban on residents of more than a dozen countries, including his birthplace of Myanmar Author of the article: The Canadian...
Officials from Sudan, Chad, Somalia express dismay at Trump travel ban
Times LIVE
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June 6, 2025
Officials and residents in countries whose citizens will soon be banned from visiting the US expressed dismay and disbelief on Thursday at President Donald Trump's new sweeping travel ban as his administration intensifies its immigration...
Africa Union Commission Calls for Rethink in New US Travel Restrictions
News Watch Sierra Leone
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June 5, 2025
By Bobor Dan Kamara The African Union Commission (AUC) on 5th June 2025 made a clarion call to President Trump to reconsider his decision to impose new travel restrictions on several countries, including Sierra Leone. While the AUC recognizes the...
UAE Travel: Full List Of Visa-Free Countries For Indians, Pakistanis, Filipinos
MENAFN
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June 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Citizens of many countries struggle and find it challenging to get visa-free entry to many countries. However, some countries from Africa, Oceania and Asia regions have been rated the most open countries as they allow...
State Dept says current US visas from travel ban countries will not be revoked
KNSS - Kentucky
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June 6, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department instructed U.S. 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 ban, which...
New Trump travel ban draws outrage from Michigan immigrant advocates, leaders
Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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Trump's travel ban will hurt metro Detroit, immigrant advocates said. President Donald Trump's travel ban that restricts people from 19 nations is being criticized by immigrant advocates and two Congresswomen from Michigan. The ban, which goes...
Fury and resignation around the world as Trump's travel ban comes roaring back
NBC News
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June 5, 2025
Nationals of 12 countries will be barred from entering the United States: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Partial bans have also been placed on nationals from...
Trump Travel Ban To Fully Or Partially Restrict Nationals Of 19 Countries – What To Know
Travel Noire
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June 6, 2025
On June 4, President Donald Trump signed a travel ban proclamation that fully or partially restricts the entry of nationals from 19 countries into the United States, starting next week. There are 12 countries whose nationals will be entirely...
Trump issues sweeping travel ban targeting 19 countries, including Iran
Tehran Times
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June 6, 2025
TEHRAN – In a move widely seen as part of a broader anti-immigration agenda, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order imposing a complete travel ban on nationals from 12 countries—including Iran—and introducing partial...
Trump travel ban: How does it affect 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympics?
News9 Live
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June 6, 2025
Others Sports News U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of the travel ban on 12 countries has raised questions surrounding the travel plans of the fans, countries for 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. One of the variations of...
Kemi Badenoch Says Introducing Trump-Style Travel Ban Could Be 'Viable' For UK
HuffPost UK
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June 6, 2025
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has suggested a Trump-style travel ban could be "viable" in the UK. Kemi Badenoch has claimed that introducing a Donald Trump-inspired travel ban for people of certain nationalities trying to enter the UK could be...
VBPD officer shoots man, proposed NASA Langley cuts, Trump's travel restrictions
WTKR 3 - Virginia
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June 5, 2025
TOP STORIES: VBPD officer shoots man, proposed NASA Langley cuts, Trump's travel restrictions A man was shot by a Virginia Beach police officer at a storage unit facility on Wednesday, a department spokesperson told News 3. Virginia Beach police...
Trump’s travel ban strains US-Africa relations
Joy FM
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June 6, 2025
President Donald Trump’s latest proclamation, effective June 9, 2025, is being met with outrage and concern across the African continent. This new travel ban specifically targets 12 countries with full restrictions on entry and places partial...