Trump travel ban takes effect

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban bars citizens
of 12 countries from entering the United States


COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY TRUMP’S TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

Travel to U.S. banned 	Visas restricted

U.S.
Cuba
Haiti
Venezuela
Libya
Chad
Sierra Leone
Togo
Equatorial Guinea
Rep. of Congo
Turkmenistan
Iran
Afghanistan
Myanmar
Laos
Yemen
Somalia
Eritrea
Sudan
Burundi


Trump administration says aim of travel ban is
to “protect its citizens from aliens who intend to
commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national
security, espouse hateful ideology, or otherwise
exploit the immigration laws for malevolent purposes”

Sources: BBC, Politico 
Picture: Getty Images 
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