Yesterday (March 15), The New York Times quoted a number of informed US officials as revealing that President Donald Trump's administration is considering restricting entry for citizens of 43 countries, a broader action than similar measures during Trump's first term.
Specifically, this list is established based on the recommendations of US diplomatic and security officials, and is divided into 3 groups of yellow, orange and red. There are 11 countries including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, DPRK, Venezuela and Yemen in the red group, meaning all their citizens are banned from coming to the US. The orange group includes 10 countries: Belarus, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, South Sudan, Russia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Turkmenistan, according to which their citizens will be restricted from coming to the US with some exceptions.
Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington DC Photo: Phat Tien
The yellow countries include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Vanuatu and Zimbabwe. These countries are accused of failing to cooperate with the US in sharing information about immigrants, failing to meet security standards in issuing passports or selling citizenship to people from banned countries. The yellow countries have 60 days to address these issues or they could be moved to the red or orange category. US officials said the preliminary lists are subject to change and have not yet been approved by the administration. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
During his first term, President Trump banned citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The ban underwent many changes but was eventually upheld by the US Supreme Court in 2018. Joe Biden rescinded the ban after taking office in 2021.
In January, after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order saying he would restore the ban to protect US citizens from foreigners who intend to attack or threaten national security, promote hateful ideology, or abuse immigration laws for malicious purposes. The order requires certain cabinet members to submit by March 21 a list of countries whose entry into the US should be partially or completely suspended because of “grossly inadequate screening and vetting information.”
Also yesterday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he had expelled South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool because the diplomat "hates America and President Trump". Mr. Rubio cited an article on the conservative news site Breitbart, which said that Mr. Rasool had made "offensive" statements about President Trump on the issue of race. According to Reuters, the South African government on the same day called this incident "unfortunate" and emphasized that it is still committed to building a mutually beneficial relationship with the US.
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