Donald Trump is preparing to ban people from 43 countries from going to the US, with others being ‘sharply restricted’ access.
In another episode of US President Trump’s bid to crack down on immigration, he is tackling visitation to the country.
Having already deported a significant number of people already, including a 10-year-old girl who is recovering from brain cancer surgery, Trump’s next mission is to ban, restrict, and provide a 60-day threshold to address concerns to a large group of international nations.
The immigration proposals come after Trump confirmed on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he had a ‘good’ talk with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, which could see a peace deal created between the nation and Ukraine, after its three-year invasion.
This new decree sees key allies of Moscow placed under sanctions, as well as other conflict-ridden countries also placed on the list.
Along with those who have been banned or restricted, others have been told their governments have 60 days to address deficiencies or they will continue to be placed on the list.
With the countries listed in three separate groups, you can see below who is on which list.
The list of countries that could be banned in full:
All travel banned: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.
Visas sharply restricted: Belarus, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Turkmenistan.
Countries that have 60 days to address concerns: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe.
Many of the nations on the list are from the Middle East and Africa, and also those who are allied with Russia, such as North Korea and Belarus.
Those in the suspension group could find themselves unable to apply for tourist or student visas, as well as other visa statuses should they want to travel to the US.
Those in the partial suspension side will face similar issues should their governments ‘not make efforts to address deficiencies within 60 days’, as per the memo.
However, the list has yet to be approved by the administration, and it could change, as per the New York Times.
It was also reported that the majority of the countries are Muslim-majority, poor, and are considered corrupt.
The list is said to have been created weeks ago by the State Department and it has been reviewed by embassies and regional bureaus.
The US president went on to issue a warning last night when speaking to the Justice Department.
He said: “I think we have it, I think we have it, but this could lead to World War III, very easily, could very easily lead to World War III.
“But I think we’re in pretty good shape, a lot better than where we were before we got involved.
“That was heading into World War III territory, that would’ve been a war like no other because of nuclear weapons, and other types of weapons that you don’t even wanna know about.”
He said: “I think we’re doing well with Russia, we’re speaking with President Putin, we want to get the war over.”