US Prepares to Impose Travel Restrictions on 36 More Countries

The US is preparing to expand travel restrictions as part of its immigration policies. The Donald Trump administration is considering imposing new restrictions on 36 countries, including Egypt and Djibouti.

According to the note prepared by the US State Department and signed by Minister Marco Rubio, entry bans were brought to the agenda due to security gaps and lack of cooperation with the countries in question. The ministry cited the failure of these countries to provide reliable identification documents and their failure to cooperate with the US in deportation decisions as the main reasons.

The prepared document stated that countries that do not meet the specified security criteria within 60 days may be subject to a full or partial entry ban. It also included findings that some individuals were involved in terrorist acts or anti-country activities in the United States.

36 Countries Under Consideration for Imposing Restrictions:

Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Countries Currently Under Travel Ban:

Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Countries with Partial Restrictions:

Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

The Trump administration signed a decree imposing a travel ban on 12 countries in recent weeks. It is stated that the new steps are a continuation of this decision and that it is intended to move forward with determination in anti-immigration policies. The US State Department announced that the developments will continue to be evaluated within the framework of technical meetings to be held with the relevant countries.