The Trump Administration Wants To Impose Its Travel Ban On As Many As 30 Countries

The Trump administration could expand its travel ban to include as many as 30 countries, according to multiple reports.

That move would follow an incendiary Monday post on X from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who called for a “full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.”

Currently, 19 countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar and Iran, are already subject to a full or partial travel ban by the administration. Nationals of countries under a full travel ban are barred from entry into the U.S. with few exceptions, while those under a partial ban also face significant restrictions.

“We will be announcing the list soon,” a DHS spokesperson told HuffPost in a statement.

According to NBC, the administration’s list could wind up encompassing about 10 additional countries, and it’s not yet clear how these are being determined. In June, NPR reported that the administration was considering adding dozens of other countries to its travel ban list due to alleged vetting problems.