In addition to imposing broad restrictions and prohibitions on tourists from 19 nations, President Donald Trump has issued a terrifying threat that Egypt might be the next to follow.<\/p>\n
The new order will take effect on June 9 and prohibit entry into the United States for citizens of Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.<\/p>\n
All immigrant visas and a number of non-immigrant travel alternatives will be partially restricted for citizens of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.<\/p>\n
In the wake of the Colorado terror attack, where an Egyptian national who had overstayed his visa allegedly set fire to pro-Israel protesters, Trump also warned that Egypt would soon be added to the list of countries that are prohibited from flying.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want \u2019em,\u2019 Trump said bluntly in a video released shortly after the ban was announced.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVery simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nMohamed Soliman was living in the United States illegally with his wife and five children when he was accused of firebombing pro-Israel protesters.<\/p>\n
The president has instructed a number of his senior national security officials to look into the possibility of adding Egypt to the list of countries that are subject to restrictions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn light of recent events, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide me an update to the review of the practices and procedures of Egypt,\u201d he wrote in a Wednesday proclamation.<\/p>\n
Their efforts should \u201cconfirm the adequacy of its current screening and vetting capabilities,\u201d according to Trump.<\/p>\n
Understood the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted,\u201d he said of the Boulder disaster.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve seen one terror attack after another from foreign visa overstayers\u2026 thanks to Biden\u2019s open door policies today there are millions and millions of these illegals who should not be in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Egypt is on high alert as a number of the countries that are subject to restrictions have been singled out due to their inadequate screening and vetting skills.<\/p>\n
Trump pointed out that inadequate screening and vetting procedures contributed to the inclusion of Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Sudan, and Yemen on the restricted list.<\/p>\n
White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson wrote on X: \u201cPresident Trump is fulfilling his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese commonsense restrictions are country-specific and include places that lack proper vetting, exhibit high visa overstay rates, or fail to share identity and threat information.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump will ALWAYS act in the best of interest of the American people and their safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump declared a travel ban on citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries during his first term in office. The policy underwent multiple revisions until the Supreme Court affirmed it in 2018.<\/p>\n
The ban was revoked in 2021 by former President Joe Biden, a Democrat who replaced Trump, who described it as \u201ca stain on our national conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his proclamation, however, Trump praised the achievements of his first travel restrictions in 2017.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States, which successfully prevented national security threats from reaching our borders and which the Supreme Court upheld,\u201d the president wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the policy of the United States to protect its citizens from aliens who intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, espouse hateful ideology, or otherwise exploit the immigration laws for malevolent purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States must be vigilant during the visa-issuance process to ensure that those aliens approved for admission into the United States do not intend to harm Americans or our national interests.\u201d<\/p>\n
More significantly, before allowing such foreigners to enter the country, the United States must identify them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States must ensure that admitted aliens and aliens otherwise already present in the United States do not bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles, and do not advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists or other threats to our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Trump, the list is \u201csubject to revision\u201d if countries improve their nationals\u2019 screening procedures.<\/p>\n
In a similar vein, Trump may decide to add more countries to the list if he later determines that they represent a national security threat.<\/p>\n
However, as of right now, the countries on the list have let Trump down in a number of ways, such as by restricting the United States\u2019 access to security data or having a high percentage of citizens who overstay their visas.<\/p>\n
As far as Iranian citizens are concerned, the government \u2018is a state sponsor of terrorism.\u2019<\/p>\n
In that instance, Trump argued, \u201cIran regularly fails to cooperate with the United States Government in identifying security risks, is the source of significant terrorism around the world, and has historically failed to accept back its removable nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Similarly, the inclusion of Somalia comes after \u201cThe United States Government identified Somalia as a terrorist safe haven.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTerrorists use regions of Somalia as safe havens from which they plan, facilitate, and conduct their operations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump contended that Haitians are more likely to attempt to overstay their visas.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally, hundreds of thousands of illegal Haitian aliens flooded into the United States during the Biden Administration,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis influx harms American communities by creating acute risks of increased overstay rates, establishment of criminal networks, and other national security threats.\u201d<\/p>\n
President Trump was upset with hundreds of Haitian migrants who had relocated to Springfield, Ohio, in the lead-up to the election, saying that some of them were even consuming pets.<\/p>\n
For instance, \u201cthe United States questions the competence of the central authority for issuance of passports or civil documents in Eritrea,\u201d which is why the country was added to the list.<\/p>\n
Trump wrote: \u201cCriminal records are not available to the United States for Eritrean nationals. Eritrea has historically refused to accept back its removable nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump added that \u201cmany of these countries have also taken advantage of the United States in their exploitation of our visa system and their historic failure to accept back their removable nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe participated in the decision-making process, according to Trump.<\/p>\n
Trump has made it clear that authorities would no longer accept any applications for immigration visas from the seven countries whose entrance to the United States has been severely curtailed.<\/p>\n
Additionally, a host of nonimmigrant visa options will be revoked, and those that remain will have \u201creduced validity\u2026 to the extent permitted by law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Looking ahead to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Trump has already added a clause in his proclamation which states: \u201cAny athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, persons performing a necessary support role, and immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup, Olympics, or other major sporting event\u2019 will be exempt.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"