New Delhi : US President Donald Trump has issued a new order (proclamation) and has completely banned the entry of passengers from 12 countries. Apart from this, he has also imposed a partial ban on travel from 7 other countries, which include Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
According to a Reuters report, the 12 countries whose citizens have been completely banned from coming to America include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Citizens of these countries will no longer be able to enter America. This ban will come into effect from 12:01 am on Monday.
Partial ban on these 7 countries too :
Apart from this, Trump has also imposed a ban on people coming from 7 other countries. These include Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Special conditions and strict scrutiny will now apply to people coming from these countries. However, this is not the first time Donald Trump has adopted such a policy. During his first presidential term, he had banned travel from 7 Muslim-majority countries, which was later approved by the Supreme Court in 2018.