Trump Expands US Travel Restrictions to 39 Countries

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Tuesday expanding U.S. travel restrictions to include nationals from 39 countries, up from 19, citing national security concerns and deficiencies in foreign screening and vetting processes. The new measures, which take effect January 1, impose full entry bans on citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria, as well as holders of travel documents issued by the Palestinian Authority. They also upgrade partial restrictions to full bans for nationals of Laos and Sierra Leone.

The expansion builds on a June proclamation that barred entry for citizens of 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. That order had already placed partial restrictions on visitors from five other nations. Tuesday's action adds 15 countries to the partial restrictions list: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Partial limits continue for Burundi, Cuba, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

The restrictions apply to both immigrants and...