Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recommending that the Trump administration’s journey ban checklist embrace between 30 to 32 countries, marking a rise from the present checklist of 19 nations, in response to a supply.
Nationals of nations on the journey ban checklist face restrictions on journey to the United States. The supply stated the checklist may proceed to develop based mostly on ongoing assessments, however it’s unclear which nations are being added to the checklist — and after they’ll be introduced.
The suggestion to the White House comes on the heels of the shooting in Washington, DC, that killed one National Guard member and critically wounded one other. The taking pictures suspect is an Afghan nationwide who beforehand labored with the US in Afghanistan.
Noem stated Monday that, following a gathering with President Donald Trump, she beneficial a “full travel ban” on “every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.”
The present checklist of 19 nations with full or partial restrictions embrace Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
The Trump administration has additionally ramped up its immigration crackdown, citing the taking pictures in Washington, DC, with the president arguing the present immigration system must be overhauled.