Trump expands travel ban, adding five more countries and imposing new limits on others

In another major crackdown on immigration, US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to expand US travel restrictions, with 20 more countries and the Palestinian Authority being added to the list. A full travel ban has been imposed on five more countries.

This comes following the US' decision to ban Afghanistan after the recent arrest of an Afghan national accused of the shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House over Thanksgiving weekend. The White House in its clarification said that this action is taken as a part of its effort to tighten US entry standards, amid security concerns.  The administration did not say when the new measures will take effect.

In June, President Donald Trump announced that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. The June ban covered Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Partial restrictions were imposed on Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.