Updated Travel Ban In Place For Several Countries

June 5, 2025 – In a renewed push to restrict immigration and travel, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation naming several countries whose citizens will face travel bans or heightened entry restrictions to the United States. The proclamation, framed as a national security measure, targets a total of 19 nations, citing concerns over terrorism, visa overstays, and failure to comply with U.S. information-sharing standards.

The countries fully banned under the order include Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Citizens from these nations will be barred from entering the U.S. in most visa categories, including immigrant and diversity visas, though limited humanitarian exceptions may apply.

In addition to these outright bans, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela will face heightened restrictions. These include increased vetting, limited visa categories, or suspension of specific types of non-immigrant visas, such as student or business travel. Venezuela, for instance, has previously been targeted with tailored bans affecting government officials and their families.

“I must act to protect the national security and national interest of the United States and its people,” Trump stated in the proclamation. Supporters argue that the move strengthens border security and ensures cooperation from foreign governments. Critics, however, say it disproportionately impacts families and asylum seekers from politically unstable or economically challenged nations.

The new restrictions mark a continuation and expansion of Trump-era immigration policies and are expected to draw both domestic and international scrutiny in the months ahead.