Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by residents from 12 primarily African and Center Jap nations took impact Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.
The brand new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, applies to residents of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It additionally imposes heightened restrictions on individuals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who’re exterior the U.S. and don’t maintain a legitimate visa.
The brand new ban doesn’t revoke visas beforehand issued to individuals from nations on the checklist, based on guidance issued Friday to all U.S. diplomatic missions. Nonetheless, until an applicant meets slender standards for an exemption to the ban, his or her software might be rejected beginning Monday. Vacationers with beforehand issued visas ought to nonetheless be capable to enter the U.S. even after the ban takes impact.
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