On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation prohibiting citizens from 12 nations from entering the United States. He stated that this action was necessary to shield against “foreign terrorists” and various security risks.
The nations impacted include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
The arrival of individuals from seven additional nations—Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela—will be subject to certain limitations. These travel restrictions were initially disclosed by CBS News .
“We won’t permit individuals into our nation who intend to cause us harm,” Trump stated in a video shared on X. He mentioned that the list might undergo revisions with potential additions of new countries.
The announcement becomes effective on June 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (0401 Greenwich Mean Time).
Trump said the countries subject to the most severe restrictions were determined to harbor a "large-scale presence of terrorists," fail to cooperate on visa security and have an inability to verify travelers' identities, inadequate record-keeping of criminal histories and high rates of visa overstays in the United States.
"Open immigration from any nation where we can’t safely and effectively assess and examine individuals seeking entry into the United States must be avoided," Trump stated.
Somalia promptly committed to collaborate with the U.S. in tackling security concerns.
"The ongoing partnership between Somalia and the United States remains important, and we are prepared to discuss issues of concern through conversation," stated Dahir Hassan Abdi, who serves as the Somali ambassador to the United States.
In his initial term as president, Trump declared a restriction on visitors from seven countries with predominantly Muslim populations. This policy underwent multiple revisions until it was ultimately supported by the Supreme Court in 2018.
In 2021, former Democratic President Joe Biden overturned the ban, referring to it as "a blight on our national conscience," succeeding Trump in this role.
Trump's directive is part of an immigration crackdown that he launched at the start of his second term. He previewed his plan in an October 2023 speech, pledging to restrict people from the Gaza Strip, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and "anywhere else that threatens our security."
On January 20th, Trump signed an executive order mandating enhanced security screenings for all foreign individuals applying to enter the United States with the aim of identifying potential national security risks. The directive instructed multiple Cabinet officials to provide a roster of nations whose travelers might face partial or total entry restrictions due to insufficient “vetting and screening data.”
In March, Reuters disclosed that the Trump administration was contemplating imposing travel limitations on numerous countries.
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