Trump expands list of countries facing travel ban restrictions
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded the list of countries facing travel restrictions in the latest move by his administration to crack down on migration following the shooting of two National Guard troops last month. The president moved to impose full restrictions and entry limitations on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, as well as “individuals holding Palestinian-Authority-issued travel documents.” That’s in addition to the 12 nations with full restrictions and seven others with partial curbs, according to the White House, which shared details on the proclamation in a fact sheet. Trump is continuing the restrictions on 12 countries deemed “high-risk”: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Two nations already facing partial travel measures — Laos and Sierra Leone — will now also be hit with full bans. The White House said the measures were “necessary to prevent the entry of foreign nationals…
16 Dec 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday