WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has issued a travel ban blocking the entry into the U.S. of foreign nationals from 12 countries and partially restricting travel from foreign nationals of seven other nations.
Trump cited "national security risks" posed from citizens of the affected nations, which includes several Middle Eastern and African countries, in a June 4 proclamation he signed imposing the ban.
"The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstayed their visas," Trump said from the Oval Office in video-taped remarks. "We don't want them."
The ban prohibits travel into the U.S. from foreign nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Trump issued patrial travel suspensions for for nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
