America in Brief

Trump Reintroduces Travel Ban on Foreign Countries
President Donald Trump has reintroduced a foreign travel ban on visas targeting 12 foreign countries deemed to be connected with terrorism and security threats.
The countries on the list for full suspension are Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Another list for partial restrictions has been made for Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
Trump had initially placed them on a ban list during his first term, but they were then removed when President Joe Biden came into office in 2021.
The restrictions are placed on those who “intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, espouse hateful ideology, or otherwise exploit the immigration laws for malevolent purposes.”…