Washington, DC – The White House announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing further restrictions on entry to the United States for citizens of 15 countries, most of them in Africa.
The White House added that the United States has imposed restrictions and conditions on entry for citizens of five countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria. This is in addition to the initial list of 12 countries.
The White House also stated that restrictions were imposed on individuals holding travel documents issued by the Palestinian Authority.
The White House added that the executive order places partial restrictions and limitations on entry for citizens of 15 additional countries. These countries are Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Ivory Coast, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
He also noted that the announcement maintains full restrictions on strict entry requirements for citizens of the 12 countries previously designated as “high risk.” These countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
The declaration also includes imposing full restrictions on two countries that were previously subject to partial restrictions, namely Laos and Sierra Leone.
