The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering the imposition of full or partial entry bans on citizens from 36 countries deemed to “raise concerns,” according to an internal cable from the U.S. Department of State. This was reported by the Baltimore Chronicle citing Reuters.
The cable outlines that these countries have a 60-day window to comply with specific U.S. criteria or risk having their citizens barred, either fully or partially, from entering the United States. Among the key concerns cited are the lack of competent government authorities capable of issuing reliable identity documents and the “questionable security” of the passports from these nations.
Additionally, the document mentions that some of the countries have not cooperated in repatriating their nationals who are subject to deportation orders from the U.S. There were also cases involving expired U.S. visas held by citizens of certain nations.
Another set of concerns includes individuals from these countries being implicated in terrorist activities on U.S. soil, or engaging in antisemitic or anti-American actions. However, the cable clarifies that not all concerns apply to every one of the 36 listed countries.
The countries that may face full or partial entry restrictions include: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Earlier, on June 5, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that already imposes a complete entry ban on citizens from 12 countries and establishes partial restrictions for residents of seven others. Those facing full bans include Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Partial restrictions are currently in place for citizens from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
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