President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States of America. He citied national security threat, as core reason.
The ban will take effect on Monday.
A statement from the White House reads, “Today (Wednesday), President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to protect the nation from foreign terrorist and other national security and public safety threats from entry into the United States.”
This “fully restricts and limits” nationals from 12 countries found to be deficient in screening and vetting and determined to pose a very high risk to the U.S.
The countries are Burma, Afghanistan,Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Somalia, Iran, Libya, , Sudan, and Yemen.
The proclamation “partially restricts and limits” nationals from seven countries `who also pose a high level of risk` to the U.S.” The affected countries are Burundi, Togo, Sierra Leone, Cuba, Laos, Venezuela and Turkmenistan.
This statement however noted that the proclamation includes “exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories.”
The U.S. government stated that the restrictions and limitations imposed by the proclamation “are necessary to garner cooperation from foreign governments. It also aims to enforce our immigration laws, and advance other important foreign policy, national security, and counterterrorism objectives.”
According to Trump, “We will restore the travel ban, some people call it the Trump travel ban, and keep the radical Islamic terrorists out of our country.”
Mr Trump has in his first term, implemented a travel ban that restricted several countries with inadequate vetting processes or which pose significant security risks to the U.S.
The Supreme Judgement
The Supreme Court had in a judgement upheld the travel ban, ruling that it “is squarely within the scope of presidential authority” and also “expressly premised on legitimate purposes.”
The White House statement also stated that it “is the president’s sacred duty to take action to ensure that those seeking to enter our country will not harm the American people.
“After evaluating a report submitted by the Secretary of State, in coordination with other cabinet officials, President Trump has determined that the entry of nationals from certain countries must be restricted or limited to protect U.S. national security and public safety interests,” it added
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