Trump Signs Proclamation Fully Suspending Entry From 12 Countries and Restricting 7 Others
On June 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation at the White House in Washington, D.C., fully suspending the entry of nationals of 12 countries into the United States and partially restricting entry for nationals of 7 others. The White House said the move was intended to protect the nation from foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats. The proclamation took effect at 12:01 a.m. on June 9.
The 12 countries subject to a full suspension are Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The White House said those countries were found deficient in screening and vetting and determined to pose a very high risk to the United States, and entry of their nationals as immigrants and nonimmigrants was suspended. The stated reasons included the lack of a competent or cooperative authority for issuing passports and civil documents, high visa overstay rates, a significant terrorist presence or state sponsorship of terrorism, and a historical refusal to accept back removable nationals. Chad, for example, had a business and tourist visa overstay rate of 49.54 percent and a student and exchange visitor visa overstay rate of 55.64 percent.
The 7 countries subject to partial restrictions are Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela; entry of their nationals as immigrants and on business, tourist, student, and exchange visitor visas was suspended. The proclamation includes exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories, and individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interests.
The proclamation followed Executive Order 14161, signed on January 20, 2025, under which national security agencies conducted a full assessment of the risks countries posed and the Secretary of State submitted a report. The White House said the legal basis is section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and that the Supreme Court upheld the President’s authority to impose entry restrictions under that provision in Trump v. Hawaii. The proclamation directs officials to report to the President in 90 days, and every 180 days thereafter, on whether the suspensions should be continued, terminated, modified, or supplemented.
“We will restore the travel ban, some people call it the Trump travel ban, and keep the radical Islamic terrorists out of our country that was upheld by the Supreme Court,” President Trump said. He had implemented a travel ban covering several countries in his first term, and the White House said the new proclamation builds on that ban with an updated assessment of current global screening, vetting, and security risks.
(Source: The White House)
Source: The White House
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