President Trump adds Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania to the list of those whose nationals face U.S. travel restrictions.
by announcing the addition of six African and Asian countries to the list of those whose nationals face restrictions on travel to the United States.
Administration officials said Friday that the measure would not necessarily block all citizens of those nations from entering the United States, affecting only “limited categories” of travelers. U.S. officials will stop issuing certain visas to potential immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea and Nigeria, and diversity visas, obtained by lottery for those whose countries have low rates of U.S. immigration, will no longer be issued to Sudanese and Tanzanians.
Trump issued a proclamation making the expanded group official on Friday, but the new restrictions won’t take effect until Feb. 22, officials said. Rep. Joe Neguse , the son of Eritrean refugees who came to the United States nearly 40 years ago, criticized the decision Friday.Two years ago, in January 2018, Neguse said he saw his daughter for the first time, on an ultrasound. That same day, Neguse, who was then running for Congress, heard reports that Trump had called African nations “,” asking why the United States couldn’t give preference to those from majority-white countries, such as Norway.
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