The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering imposing travel restrictions on citizens from an additional 36 countries. A message from the State Department regarding this matter has come to light, seen by Reuters.
Earlier this month, Donald Trump imposed travel restrictions on citizens from 12 countries, citing the need to protect the US from "foreign terrorists" and other national security threats.
The US is now poised to impose new restrictions on 36 more countries. The internal diplomatic cable, signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, raises several concerns about the nations in question and urges appropriate action.
The diplomatic cable states, "The State Department has identified 36 countries as concerning. If these countries fail to meet specified criteria and conditions within 60 days, full or partial entry bans may be recommended."
The US media outlet The Washington Post was the first to report on the message.
The countries that could face full or partial US bans include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Earlier this month, citizens from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen were banned from traveling to the United States.
Additionally, partial restrictions on entry to the US are already in place for citizens of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
