President Donald Trump has implemented a policy that doesn’t allow people from 12 countries to enter America, “President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.”
“Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14161, issued on January 20, 2025, titled ‘Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats,’ national security agencies engaged in a robust assessment of the risk that countries posed to the United States, including regarding terrorism and national security, according to the order.
The countries with full suspension:
Partial suspension:
The countries under full suspension have at least 20% visa overstayers. Many of them also lack a functioning government to issue passports or documents and properly vet and screen people.
Iran, Libya, and Yemen did not have visa stats in the fact sheet. Instead, the countries made the list because of terrorism and sponsoring terrorist groups.
Afghanistan’s description included Taliban terrorism but also visas. The fact sheet says 9.7% of those in America from Afghanistan on a business/tourist visa overstayed the visa. Out of those here on the student, vocational, and exchange visitor visa, 29.3% overstayed it.
I wonder if the administration will release more information. Laos, Sierra Leone, and Togo made the partial suspension list and yet have a high number of people who overstay their visas.
Cuba is also on that list despite being a state sponsor of terrorism.
Trump said in a video:
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 overstay their visas. We don’t want them.In the 21st century, we’ve seen one terror attack after another carried out by foreign visa overstayers from dangerous places all over the world. And thanks to Biden’s open door policies, today there are millions and millions of these illegals who should not be in the country.In my first term, my powerful travel restrictions were one of our most successful policies, and they were a key part of preventing major foreign terror attacks on American soil. We will not let what happened in Europe happen to America.That’s why on my first day back in office, I directed the secretary of state to perform a security review of high risk regions and make recommendations for where restrictions should be imposed. Among the national security threats, their analysis considered are the large scale presence of terrorists, failure to cooperate on visa security, inability to verify travelers identities, inadequate record keeping of criminal histories, and persistently high rates of illegal visa overstays and other things. Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States.That is why today I am signing a new executive order placing travel restrictions on countries including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya, and numerous others.The strength of the restrictions we’re applying depends on the severity of the threat posed. The list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise, new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world.But we will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm and nothing will stop us from keeping America safe.
Trump mentions the Colorado terror attack but the list does not have Egypt. Mohamed Soliman, the suspect, and his family are Egyptian nationals.
The administration moved to deport Soliman’s wife and five children, but a Colorado judge blocked the action.
Soliman’s work authorization expired in March.
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