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President Donald Trump has signed a new travel ban restricting travel to the U.S. from 19 countries with “hostile attitudes” or a “significant terrorist presence,” a policy reminiscent of the deeply controversial “Muslim travel ban” he introduced during his first term.
Effective June 9, travel will be fully restricted from 12 nations: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Partial restrictions will apply to seven others: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
Issuing the presidential proclamation via a video statement on Wednesday, Trump cited Sunday’s firebomb attack on peaceful protesters in Boulder, Colorado, by a man alleged to be an Egyptian citizen in the country on an expired visa, as justification for the ban, saying Americans face “extreme danger” from foreign nationals “who are not properly vetted.”
Lawful permanent residents, athletes traveling for the World Cup and Olympics and those who have already been granted asylum or refugee status are among the limited exceptions to the restrictions.
Others with immediate family member visas, dual citizenship with a non-restricted passport and United Nations and Nato visas are also exempt.
Which countries have restricted travel?
The other seven nations facing restrictions on travel to the U.S. from the Trump administration are as follows:
Joe Sommerlad5 June 2025 08:55
Which countries have a hard travel ban?
The 12 nations Trump has imposed a total ban on are as follows:
Here’s Rich Booth with a closer look.
Joe Sommerlad5 June 2025 08:50
Donald Trump imposes new travel restrictions on 19 countries
President Donald Trump has signed a new travel ban restricting travel to the U.S. from 19 countries with “hostile attitudes” or a “significant terrorist presence,” a policy reminiscent of the deeply controversial “Muslim travel ban” he introduced during his first term.
Effective June 9, travel will be fully restricted from 12 nations: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Partial restrictions will apply to seven others: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
Here’s a full report from Josh Marcus.
Joe Sommerlad5 June 2025 08:45
Good morning
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Donald Trump’s administration as the president announces a travel ban on 12 countries and restrictions on seven more.
Joe Sommerlad5 June 2025 08:30
