President Donald Trump’s new Travel ban To the USA from citizens from 12, main Escalate tension About the presidents unprecedented campaign the immigration enforcement.
The new proclamation that trumpssigned on WednesdayApplies to citizens Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also leads to increased restrictions for people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, which are outside the USA and have no valid visa.
Revoke the new ban on visas that were previously issued to people from countries on the listGuidelines published on FridayTo all US diplomatic missions. Unless an applicant fulfills close criteria for oneLiberation for the banHis application will be rejected on Monday. Traveler With previously issued visa, the ban should be able to occur in the USA.
Haitian-American Elvanise Louis-Juste, who was at the airport in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, was waiting for a flight to her home state Florida, said that many Haitians who wanted to come to the USA simply try to escape violence and unrest in their country.
“I have a family in Haiti, so it is quite annoying to see and hear,” said Louis-Juste, 23, about the travel ban. “I don’t think it’s a good thing. I think it’s very annoying.”
Many immigration experts sayhastily written executive orderDuring Trump’s first term, which refused to enter the citizens of mainly Muslim countries.
In a video that was published on social media on Wednesday, Trump said that the Nationals of the countries that were included in the ban would represent “terrorism risks” and “public security” as well as risks for the over-control of their visas. He also said that some of these countries had a “poor” screening and review or would have historically refused to take their citizens back.
Its results are based in detail on an annual report of home protection protection on tourists, business people and students who exceed USVISA and arrive with air or lake and distinguish countries with high percentages at nationals that remain after their visa.
Trump also tied the new ban onA terrorist attack in Boulder, Coloradoand said it underlined the dangers of some visitorsWho overlooks visas. The man accused of attack comes from Egypt, a country that is not on Trump’s restricted list. US officials say hea tourist visa survived.
The ban was quickly denounced by groups who offer refugees help and relocation.
“This guideline is not about national security – it is about sowing department and slandering communities who are looking for security and opportunities in the USA,” said Abby Maxman, President of Oxfam America, a non -profit international aid organization.
The government of Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro, condemned the travel ban and characterized it in an explanation as a “stigmatization and criminalization campaign” against Venezolans.
This story was originally on Fortune.com
