Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (R) is Recommending that the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban List include between 30 to 32 Countries, Marking an Increase from the Current List of 19 Countries, according to a Source Familiar with the Matter.
Nationals of Countries on the Travel Ban List, face Restrictions on Travel to the U.S. The List could continue to Expand based on Ongoing Assessments, but it is unclear which Countries are being Added to the List, and when they’ll be Announced.
The Recommendation to the White House comes on the Heels of the Shooting in Washington, DC, that Killed One National Guard Member and Critically Wounded Another. The Shooting Suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is an Afghan National who previously Worked with the U.S. in Afghanistan, Resettling in Washington State under the Biden (D) Administration and then being Granted Asylum under the Trump Administration.
Noem said Monday that, following a Meeting with Trump (R), She recommended a “full travel ban” on “every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.”
The Current List of 19 Countries with Full or Partial Restrictions include: Afghanistan, Burundi, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Cuba, the Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Sierra Leone, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen.
Trump has previously said that some Countries had “Deficient” Screening for Passports and other Public Documents or have Historically Refused to take back their Own Citizens. The Trump Administration has also Ramped Up its Immigration Crackdown, citing the Shooting in Washington, DC. Senior Trump Administration Officials have Accused the Biden (D) Administration of Insufficiently Vetting the Suspect and Argued the Current Immigration System needs to be Overhauled.
The U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Tuesday Paused, Effective immediately, Immigration Applications for Individuals from the 19 Countries, according to a PolicyM Memo. Last week, the Agency announced that it will Re-Examine All Green Cards issued to People from the 19 Countries currently Facing Full or Partial Travel Restrictions.
The Agency’s Director, Joe Edlow (I), also announced Updated Guidance that Authorizes USCIS Officers “to consider country-specific factors as significant negative factors when reviewing immigration requests.” The same day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees USCIS, said the Administration was also Reviewing All Asylum Cases that were Approved under former President Joe Biden.
A day later, Edlow announced the U.S. was Pausing All Asylum Ddecisions “until we can ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible.”
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