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Eugene

(64,231 posts)
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 10:54 PM Mar 14

Countries considered for Trump's potential new travel ban

Source: Reuters

Countries considered for Trump's potential new travel ban

By Reuters
March 14, 2025 9:13 PM EDT Updated an hour ago

WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.

A U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity cautioned there could be changes on the list and that it was yet to be approved by the administration, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups.
Full visa suspension:

Afghanistan
Cuba
Iran
Libya
North Korea
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Venezuela
Yemen

Partial visa suspension (tourist, student and some other visas affected):

-snip-

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/countries-considered-trumps-potential-new-travel-ban-2025-03-15/

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Partial visa suspensions Reuters vs. NYTimes: applegrove Mar 15 #1

applegrove

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1. Partial visa suspensions Reuters vs. NYTimes:
Sat Mar 15, 2025, 12:38 AM
Mar 15

Partial visa suspension from Reuters: (tourist, student and some other visas affected):

https://www.reuters.com/world/countries-considered-trumps-potential-new-travel-ban-2025-03-15/

Eritrea
Haiti
Laos
Myanmar
South Sudan

NYTimes has these as partial: BCountrieS

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html

"SNIP........

Eritrea
Haiti
Laos
Myanmar
Pakistan
Russia
Sierra Leone
South Sudan
Turkmenistan

...........SNIP"

* Applegrove : I wonder why the difference


How horrible for all the people.

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