Trump to expand travel ban

The White House plans to add seven countries to President Trump’s long-disputed travel ban, introduced in 2017, which created an uproar for targeting mainly Muslim-majority nations


COUNTRIES AFFECTED
Included in current travel ban
Removed from original list
Under consideration for new restrictions
Removed from original list but under consideration again


BELARUS 
SYRIA 
IRAQ
IRAN 
KYRGYZSTAN
NORTH KOREA
U.S.
VENEZUELA
LIBYA 
CHAD 
NIGERIA
SUDAN
ERITREA
YEMEN 
SOMALIA
TANZANIA
MYANMAR


REFUGEES ENTERING U.S. BY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION (000s)

More Christians than Muslims have entered U.S. as refugees since fiscal year 2017*

Christian 
Muslim
Unaffiliated
Other†

2016
Muslims 38,900 
Christians 37,500

2019
Christians 23,800 
Muslims 4,900

80 
60 
40 
20
0 2010 11 12  13 14 15 16 17 18 2019


*Fiscal years end Sep 30 of years shown

†Includes Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and other religions


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Source: U.S. State Department’s Refugee Processing Center via Pew Research Center
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