The Trump administration has outlined intentions to impose a travel ban affecting 43 countries, according to a report released on Saturday. Reuters referenced an internal memo along with insights from various officials familiar with the discussions surrounding the proposal.
The memo categorizes the countries into three different tiers: red, orange, and yellow. While the formal approval of the list is still pending from the Trump administration, it notably includes several African nations, with major economies such as Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria, and Egypt notably left off the list.
The “red” category features 11 nations—Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Cuba, Bhutan, Venezuela, North Korea, Yemen, and Somalia—whose citizens would face a complete ban on entry to the United States.
The “orange” group includes 10 countries that would experience significant visa restrictions. This group comprises Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Pakistan, Laos, Turkmenistan, Haiti, and Eritrea.
Countries listed under the “yellow” category—22 in total—have a 60-day window to resolve specific concerns raised by U.S. authorities. Nations in this category include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe.
The New York Times was the first outlet to report on the proposed travel restrictions. However, a U.S. official clarified to Reuters that adjustments to the list are still possible, and the administration has yet to ratify the proposal, which notably involves Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This initiative is part of a broader crackdown on immigration that Trump initiated at the beginning of his second term in January.
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