US adds five Arab and African countries to travel ban list as right-wing politicians intensify Islamophobic rhetoric.

US imposes restrictions on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria, in addition to initial list of 12 countries

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to…

Countries added to the list include Syria and four African countries. People holding Palestinian travel documents will also see restrictions.

US adds five Arab and African countries to travel ban list as right-wing politicians intensify Islamophobic rhetoric.

President Donald Trump broadened Tuesday a travel ban to prohibit entry into the U.S. by Palestinian Authority passport holders and travelers from seven...