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Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Travel, US News, Social Media
Britt Jones
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Travel, US News, Social Media
The White House’s travel ban consideration could affect 43 countries and their ability to travel to the US.
The Trump administration’s new travel restrictions have created three categories for countries which could see some implementing a full Visa suspension, a partial suspension, or a probationary period, where they would need to address concerns before being removed from the list.
For those under the full suspension, any citizen of the included countries will not be able to apply for US visas, such as tourism, business, or study.
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The countries include Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba, and North Korea, among others.
Those on a partial suspension include Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, and South Sudan, and will affect tourist, student, and other immigrant visas, with some exceptions.
Those on a probationary list include 26 nations, such as Belarus, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan, and they will have 60 days to address deficiencies in their security and vetting processes before being removed from the list.
If they don’t address those concerns, they will continue to face the backlash.
Even though the list has been written up, it still needs approval from officials, such as the including the US Secretary of State.
A full list of those on the list includes:
The restrictions could mean that students, those who travel to the US for work, or those who have a green card or are applying for one could be in trouble, among other visa applications.
While it’s shocking, there have been a few updates from the White House in the last week or so.
Earlier this week on 18 March, United States president Donald Trump announced the news that his administration has now repurposed the asylum appointment app to allow undocumented migrants who in the US to deport themselves out of the country voluntarily.
In the video posted by the official White House Instagram account and the US Border Patrol Instagram, the Republican said: "People in our country illegally can self deport the easy way, or they can get deported the hard way, and that's not pleasant."
But there’s something else the White House posted on its official social media accounts as on17 March, it was accused of being a 'meme page' after sharing a video of Conor McGregor for St. Patrick's Day celebrations.
Then, on 19 February, the White House shared a 'sickening' 'ASMR' video, which showed immigrants in shackles as they prepared to board a deportation flight from Seattle.