Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries

According to officials familiar with the matter, the Trump administration is considering targeting more than 43 citizens as part of a new ban on the United States’ travel journey, which will be far more wider than President Trump’s first term.

A “red” list of 11 countries is proposed in a draft list of recommendations made by diplomatic and security officials, whose citizens will be clearly prevented from entering the United States. Officials said they are Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.

Officers, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal considerations, warned that the list had been prepared by the State Department several weeks ago, and that the changes were until they arrived in the White House.

Department of State embassies and regional bureau officials, and security experts from other departments and intelligence agencies are reviewing the draft. They are commenting on whether the details of the flaws in particular countries are correct or there are policy reasons – such as not interrupting cooperation on any other priority – adding something.

The draft proposal also includes an “orange” list of 10 countries, which will be banned but will not be disconnected. In these cases, rich business travelers may be allowed to enter, but not those who travel on migrants or tourist visas.

Citizens on the list will also be personally interviewed by Person to obtain a visa. These included Belarus, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Turkmenistan.

Mr. Trump when he took power on January 20 Issued an executive order The State Department needs to identify the countries for which partial or complete suspension can be guaranteed from the citizens’ entry from these countries. “

He gave the list to the Department for 60 days to terminate a report for the White House, which means it is needed next week. The Bureau of Consular Affairs of the State Department has taken the lead, and the order said that the office of Justice and Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence will assist in this effort.

Spokeswoman from several agencies refused to comment or did not respond to a request to comment. But the State Department had earlier said that it was following Mr Trump’s order and “is committed to protecting our nation and its citizens by maintaining the highest standards of national security and public security through our visa process”, especially refusing to discuss internal considerations.

The Times and other newslets reported this month that Afghanistan, which was not part of Mr Trump’s first travel ban but fell by the Taliban, when the United States withdrew its forces in 2021, possibly likely to be part of a second -term ban. But other countries under consideration were unclear.

It is also unclear whether people with existing visas will be exempted from the ban, or if their visas are canceled. Nor is it clear whether the administration plans to exempt the existing green card holders, who are already approved for halal permanent residence.

The Trump administration said last week that it had canceled the green card of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Graduate student of the Palestinian -born Columbia University, as it led the government to protest against the Israeli war against the Israeli war in Gaza.

Some countries of the Red & Orange List were approved by Mr Trump under the first term travel ban, but there are many new. Some have some features with the previous lists-they are usually Muslim-majority or otherwise there are non-white, poor and their governments that are considered weak or corrupt.

But the reason for the inclusion of several others was not immediately clear. For example, Bhutan was recommended for a complete ban on entry. Small Buddhists and Hindu countries are Sandwich between China and India, none of which were included in the draft list.

If not fully banned, the proposal to rapidly ban, Russian visitors raise a different problem. Although the Russian government’s corruption is famed, Mr Trump is trying to revive US foreign policy further in Russia’s friendly direction.

The decision to include Venezuela may also disrupt the melting of a newborn, which has proved to be useful for Mr. Trump’s unique efforts to deport non -documentary immigrants.

The proposal also includes a list of “yellow” of 22 countries that will be given 60 days to eliminate the understood shortages, which is why they move to one of the other lists if they do not comply.

Failure to share information with the United States about passengers coming to such cases, inadequate security methods of security to issue passports, or people from those belonging to banned countries, may include sale of citizenship, which can work around sanctions.

Officials said the list included Angola, Antigua and Barboda, Benin, Burkina, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameron, Cape Verde, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Lokrell Guinea, Gambia, Labia, Libya, Libya Princess, Vanwato and Zimbabwe.

During Mr Trump’s first term, the courts prevented the government from imposing the first two versions of its travel ban, but eventually the Supreme Court allowed re -written ban – which banned citizens of eight countries, six of them mainly Muslims – influenced. The list was ready later.

Immediately after becoming president in January 2021, Joseph R Biden Jr. issued an announcement To cancel Mr. Trump’s travel banCall them “stain on our national conscience” and “we have a long history of welcoming people of all our beliefs and has no faith in any way.”

In January, Mr Trump’s executive order said he would “restore sanctions to protect US citizens from foreigners who intend to attack terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, support hateful ideology, or otherwise exploit immunity.”

Zolan Kano-Jawan And Ed Wang Coopered in reporting from Washington.