Citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen are banned from entering the United States — 12 countries. The corresponding proclamation was signed by President Donald Trump, according to the White House.
These countries are recognized as "ineffective in terms of verification and analysis and pose a very high risk to the United States." A partial ban on entry was imposed on citizens of seven countries: Togo, Turkmenistan, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Venezuela. They "also pose a high level of risk to the United States."
"The proclamation provides for exceptions for lawful permanent residents, holders of existing visas, certain categories of visas and persons whose entry meets the national interests of the United States," the statement said.
The White House press service quotes Trump in which he promises "not to allow radical Islamic terrorists to enter our country."
In his first presidential term, Trump already restricted the right of citizens of other countries to enter, then nine countries were included in the list: Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. This decree was canceled by his successor Joe Biden immediately after the inauguration.
Returning to the presidential chair on January 20, Trump signed a decree that made it possible to identify countries "for which verification information is so insufficient that it requires partial or complete suspension of entry of citizens from these countries."