State Dept. Memo Says Us Travel Bans Could Total Four Dozen Countries: Report

The Trump management is considering adding 36 much countries to its database of afloat and partial bans connected introduction into nan U.S., a State Department cablegram seen by Reuters details. The further countries would beryllium a important description of Trump’s recreation prohibition connected 12 countries imposed Monday, June 9.

36 countries look imaginable recreation bans

“The Department has identified 36 countries of interest that mightiness beryllium recommended for afloat aliases partial suspension of introduction if they do not meet established benchmarks and requirements wrong 60 days,” nan cablegram said. It besides noted that countries could leverage their positions if they take to judge third-nation individuals deported from nan U.S.

The caller cablegram was first reported Saturday, June 14, by nan Washington Post.

Trump announced nan first prohibition –– which resembled a akin move restricting introduction into nan U.S. during his first word –– successful a proclamation connected Wednesday, June 4. At nan time, he said it was intended to protect “the nationalist information and nationalist liking of nan United States and its people.”

What’s nan criteria for a recreation ban?

Now, however, nan management wants to target 3 twelve much countries for a assortment of reasons, including nonaccomplishment to rumor reliable personality documents, “questionable security” of immoderate countries’ passports, wide authorities corruption, a nonaccomplishment to cooperate pinch U.S. deportations, and a citizenry that regularly overstay their U.S. visas. The cablegram besides mentioned allegations of terrorism, antisemitism and anti-American activity.

The second 3 offenses became a flashpoint correct earlier nan first database of 12 countries was released, erstwhile an Egyptian nationalist surviving successful Colorado connected an expired visa launched a violent onslaught targeting a group of pro-Israel demonstrators.

The cable, signed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, clarified that nan countries connected nan expanded database do not person to cheque each container to suffice for a afloat aliases partial recreation ban.

In a statement, a elder charismatic pinch nan State Department said, “We are perpetually reevaluating policies to guarantee nan information of Americans and that overseas nationals travel our laws,” adding, “The Department of State is committed to protecting our federation and its citizens by upholding nan highest standards of nationalist information and nationalist information done our visa process.”

The 36 countries connected nan updated database include: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Expanding nan first dozen

Previously, only 12 countries faced a afloat aliases partial ban. Those included: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

When those first twelve countries were unveiled, nan management did carve retired immoderate exemptions. For instance, group pinch visas who are already successful nan United States would not beryllium removed, including those from Afghanistan connected Special Immigration Visas.

According to The New York Times, nan State Department issued astir 170,000 visas past twelvemonth to group from nan 12 countries connected nan list, astir of which were nonimmigrant visitant visas for tourism, business aliases study – a mini fraction of nan millions of visas issued each year.

At nan clip of nan first recreation prohibition earlier this month, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said successful a statement, “This discriminatory argumentation — which limits ineligible migration — not only flies successful nan look of what our state is expected to guidelines for, it will beryllium harmful to our system and our communities that trust connected nan contributions of group who travel to America from this wide scope of countries.”