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By Ndiho Media – June 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump on Wednesday revived one of the most controversial policies of his first term: a sweeping travel ban targeting foreign nationals from countries deemed high-risk by the administration.

The updated proclamation bars entry to the U.S. from 12 countries and imposes additional travel restrictions on seven more. The ban goes into effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., giving travelers and airlines a brief window to adjust and potentially avoid the chaos that marked the rollout of Trump’s original ban in 2017.

Trump announced the decision in a video posted on social media, citing Sunday’s terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, as justification. The suspect in that attack — reportedly from Egypt, which is not on the restricted list — allegedly overstayed a tourist visa, a fact Trump used to argue for tighter entry controls.

Countries Now Fully Banned:

• 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
• 🇲🇲 Myanmar
• 🇹🇩 Chad
• 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo
• 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
• 🇪🇷 Eritrea
• 🇭🇹 Haiti
• 🇮🇷 Iran
• 🇱🇾 Libya
• 🇸🇴 Somalia
• 🇸🇩 Sudan
• 🇾🇪 Yemen

Countries Facing Heightened Restrictions:

• 🇧🇮 Burundi
• 🇨🇺 Cuba
• 🇱🇦 Laos
• 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
• 🇹🇬 Togo
• 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
• 🇻🇪 Venezuela

Some of the same countries were previously banned under Trump’s 2017 executive order, which targeted majority-Muslim nations and led to widespread detentions, protests, and court challenges. The Supreme Court later upheld the order in a 5–4 decision and last week reaffirmed the president’s authority by siding with the administration on immigration enforcement, opening the door for this latest move.

Johanna Leblanc, a national security law and foreign policy expert, spoke with Ndiho Media and warned that the new ban could destabilize immigrant communities and send ripple effects through U.S. foreign relations.

“For Haitians and other affected groups, this is a moment of deep uncertainty.”