US President Donald Trump has expanded the list of countries whose citizens are banned from entering the US.
Modern.az reports that, according to the White House, the list includes Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria. The ban also applies to holders of documents issued by the Palestinian Authority.
In addition, the US authorities have expanded the list of countries whose citizens are subject to partial entry restrictions. This includes 15 countries: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The Trump administration stated that corruption is widespread in these countries and that residents possess fraudulent documents.
In June, Trump signed an order banning citizens from 12 countries, including Afghanistan and Iran, from entering the US, and imposed partial entry restrictions for citizens of seven other countries, including Cuba, Venezuela, and Turkmenistan.
The White House announced in November that it would reconsider the green cards of foreigners from 19 countries – these are the same countries that were subject to restrictions in June. At the same time, Donald Trump promised to stop migration from "all third-world countries."
The restrictions were announced after an Afghan citizen, who had previously cooperated with the US, opened fire on two National Guard soldiers near the White House in late November. One of the soldiers died.
