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Trump signs new travel ban targeting 12 countries

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One (AP)
  • The Trump administration announced new travel restrictions to the U.S. from 19 countries, effective June 9, reminiscent of his first-term "Muslim travel ban."
  • The restrictions fully ban travel from 12 nations, including Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, while partially restricting travel from seven others like Cuba and Venezuela.
  • Trump cited a recent Molotov cocktail attack in Colorado, allegedly by an Egyptian man who overstayed his visa, as justification for the new restrictions.
  • Exemptions include lawful permanent residents, athletes traveling for the World Cup and Olympics, those with asylum or refugee status, and individuals with specific visas.
  • Critics, such as the National Iranian American Council and Congressman Dan Goldman, condemn the policy as discriminatory and reminiscent of the "great replacement theory."
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