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Trump issues visa ban impacting 19 countries, effective June 9
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Approved, National, The Epoch Times

Trump issues visa ban impacting 19 countries, effective June 9

By Jack Phillips | Epoch Times Afghanistan, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Burma, Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen face total bans. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday that suspends nationals from 12 countries from entering the United States, and it also restricts people from seven other countries from entering. Unlike an executive order, a proclamation issued by the president isn’t legally binding but generally signals a shift in official federal government policy. It will go into effect on Monday, June 9, at 12:01 a.m. ET. What Countries Are Listed in the Ban? The 12 countries that face total bans under the proclamation include Afghanistan, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Burma (also known a...
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President Trump to implement travel ban on Afghanistan, Pakistan over ‘deficient’ screening
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Approved, National, The Post Millennial

President Trump to implement travel ban on Afghanistan, Pakistan over ‘deficient’ screening

By Thomas Stevenson | The Post Millennial President Donald Trump is set to implement a new travel ban that would bar individuals from Afghanistan and Pakistan from entering the United States, according to a new report from Reuters. This comes after Trump drafted an executive order that directed cabinet members to recommend a list of countries for bans where their "vetting and screening information is so deficient." The ban would add to a list of “red” countries whose people are barred from coming to the US. The list of countries that Trump had on the list when he implemented a travel ban in his first term included Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. Afghanistan would then be added to the list as a result of a draft proposal...
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