Trump imposes travel ban on 12 countries - See the full list
US President Donald Trump signed a travel ban order on Wednesday night, barring entry to the US for citizens from a number of countries across the world. Here’s what you need to know:
From 9 June, citizens from 12 countries – Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – will be banned from travelling to the US.
Those from another seven countries – Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela – will be subject to a partial ban.
There area a few exemptions to this new policy – including athletes travelling for major sporting events, some dual nationals and Afghan nationals holding Special Immigrant Visas.
The order also says the secretary of state may grant exemptions on a “case-by-case” basis.
The US can’t have “open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter”, the US president said in a video announcing the ban.
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Source: BBC NEWS
