President Donald Trump added countries to a list that restricts nationals from traveling to the U.S.
“The United States must exercise extreme vigilance during the visa-issuance and immigration processes to identify, prior to their admission or entry into the United States, foreign nationals who intend to harm Americans or our national interests,” Trump declared. “The United States Government must ensure that admitted aliens do not intend to threaten its citizens; undermine or destabilize its culture, government, institutions, or founding principles; or advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists or other threats to our national security.”
The move comes days after two terrorists killed 16 people celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Australia.
It’s an expansion of his June executive order, which listed 12 countries.
On Tuesday, Trump added:
“I have also determined to fully restrict and limit the entry of individuals using travel documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority (PA),” Trump wrote.
America will continue to restrict people from:
These countries face partial restrictions:
America will continue partial restrictions on:
Trump also chose to “modify the partial restriction and limitation on the entry of nationals of Turkmenistan.”
“It is the policy of the United States to protect its citizens from foreign nationals who intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security and public safety, incite hate crimes, or otherwise exploit the immigration laws for malevolent purposes,” wrote Trump.
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