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Trump travel ban: What to know as 12 nations are barred from entry to US
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Donald Trump issued a travel ban on Wednesday from several countries due to possible security risks. “It is the policy of the United States to protect its citizens from aliens who intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national...
Trump’s Travel Ban Returns
Foreign Policy
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June 5, 2025
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the White House issuing a new travel ban, U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the recovery of two killed Israeli American hostages in Gaza. No Entry...
Florida Haitians, Venezuelans brace for impending travel restrictions
WFTV - Florida
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June 6, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Haitian and Venezuelan communities in central Florida are bracing for yet another federal move that would impact them. President Donald Trump is now imposing travel restrictions for visitors from several countries, including...
Maryland woman fears going to African home country amid Trump's travel restrictions
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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June 5, 2025
A Maryland woman says she's fearful of going to see her family in Sierra Leon after President Donald Trump announced a travel ban and restrictions targeting mostly African and Middle Eastern countries. “Though I grew up here, my heart is in Sierra...
South Florida will feel the brunt of President Trump's travel ban for Haiti and new crackdowns on Venezuela and Cuba.
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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President Trump announced a travel ban affecting 12 countries, including Haiti, and visa restrictions on 7 others, including Cuba and Venezuela. Florida is expected to be significantly impacted due to the large populations from these nations...
How Trump travel ban will impact 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
The Shillong Times
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June 6, 2025
Geneva, June 6: U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term. Yet there is significant uncertainty regarding visa policies for foreign...
MAPPED: How President Trump's new travel ban compares to his past ones
KHBS - Arkansas
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June 6, 2025
MAPPED: How President Trump's new travel ban compares to his past ones Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 8:09 PM CDT Jun 5, 2025 President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday banning or restricting travel from citizens in 19...
Trump Practically Bans Travel and Immigration from 12 Countries with Flimsy Security Justifications
Cato Institute - Washington D.C.
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June 5, 2025
Alex Nowrasteh President Trump announced that he’s banning almost all travel and immigration from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen for “terrorism-related and...
Over Two Dozen More African Countries Could Be Affected by Trump’s Travel Bans
OkayAfrica
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June 16, 2025
Update: This post has been updated with the latest developments as of 8:00pm GMT. Twenty-five African countries could be affected by proposed travel bans and restrictions by the Trump-led U.S. government. Per The Washington Post, a diplomatic...
What Arizonans must know about Trump's travel ban
AZ Central - Arizona
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Trump's 2025 travel ban affects citizens from 19 countries. People from 12 countries are banned from the U.S. Partial restrictions apply to seven other countries. The travel ban goes into effect June 8. Exceptions exist for certain visa holders,...
Trump’s New Travel Ban Will Affect Citizens From 19 Countries—Here’s What Travelers Need to Know
AFAR
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June 5, 2025
On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a travel ban similar to one from his first term that will affect citizens from 12 countries, alongside partial restrictions on 7 others. In a statement from the White House, Trump justified the...
36 Countries Could Be Added to the US Travel Ban List—Here's what to Know
Conde Nast Traveler
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June 5, 2025
The Trump administration is considering expanding the US travel ban to an additional 36 countries, according to an internal State Department cable first obtained by the Washington Post. "The Department has identified 36 countries of concern that...
‘This makes a lot of people afraid': Community responds to Trump's travel ban
NECN - Massachusetts
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President Donald Trump issued a sweeping travel ban, fully prohibiting travel to the United States from 12 countries while implementing restrictions partial restrictions for seven others. One of the countries included in the full travel ban is...
Chicago’s immigrant community ‘sad’ and ‘numb’ over Trump’s new travel ban
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
Shadi wasn’t shocked when the Trump administration announced a travel ban late Wednesday that included her native Iran. She asked that her last name not be used because of a pending immigration application. Eight years ago, when Trump announced...
Trump Announces New Travel Ban Targeting 19 Nations (Full List)
Live and Let's Fly - California
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June 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump has introduced new travel restrictions that include a full travel ban impacting 12 countries and a partial ban on seven more. On June 5, 2025, President Trump announced a sweeping new travel ban that will take effect at...
Trump travel ban on Haiti stirs anger, pushback: What NY Haitians said
The Journal News - New York
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U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican whose 17th District includes Spring Valley's large Haitian diaspora, called for an immediate reversal of the travel ban decision. "It just makes it clear: What's going on has nothing to do with immigration. It's...
Alabama experts, leaders weigh in on President Trump’s Travel Ban
WAFF 48 - Alabama
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June 5, 2025
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -Travel to and from 12 countries has been put on hold by President Trump. Those countries include: Afghanistan Burma Chad Republic of Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Iran Libya Somalia Sudan Yemen Trump also issued a...
Trump Resurrects Controversial Travel Ban With New Restrictions
Foreign Policy
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June 5, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump resurrected a key tenet of his first term on Wednesday, announcing a sweeping travel ban that targets 12 countries. The new policy, which goes into effect on Monday, will bar citizens from Afghanistan, Chad, Equatorial...
Trump's travel ban hits hard in Sacramento, home to largest Afghan refugee population in U.S.
CBS 13 Sacramento - California
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SACRAMENTO — President Trump's travel ban is hitting one Northern California community especially hard. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump signed a proclamation banning travel and immigration from a dozen countries and restricting the entry of nationals of...
Trump revives a travel ban. Could it be legal this time?
Christian Science Monitor
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June 5, 2025
Revisiting a landmark policy from his first term, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday night restricting the ability of nationals from 19 countries to enter the United States. The move echoes the travel ban, referred to by...