Trump Admin Expands Travel Ban to 5 More Countries, Adds Restrictions to Others

The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to ban travel from nationals from five new countries while imposing limits on others.
President Donald Trump ordered “full restrictions and entry limitations” on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, according to a fact sheet released by the White House. The reason for the ban is due to a recent analysis.
Tuesday’s proclamation also adds similar restrictions and limitations on people who hold travel documents issued by the Palestinian Authority, the political entity that controls parts of the Israeli West Bank and used to control Gaza.
Two countries, Laos and Sierra Leone, were subject to partial travel restrictions earlier this year. The new order now imposes full restrictions and entry limitations from citizens of those countries, said the White House….