It came into force today (09.06.2025) in the morning the ban on the US for citizens of 12 countries, after decree signed last week by the US President Donald Trump.
The decision made by Donald Trump by decree to “protect the US from foreign terrorists and other threats to national security” concerns its citizens Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo Brazavil, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
The US government, which follows a particularly rigorous migration policy, He explained that these countries were included in the list as they do not have effective ways to ensure that travelers are properly inspected, adding that their citizens tend to stay in the US even after their visa expires.
With the same decree imposed Restrictions on visa providing For citizens of seven more countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
Trump compared his decision, announced on Wednesday, with the “effective restrictions” imposed on citizens of seven mainly Muslim states, Known by its critics as ‘Muslim Ban’ (The Muslim ban), at the beginning of his first term in the US Presidency in 2017.
Four countries are included in both directories, the 2017 and this year: Iran, Libya, Sudan and Yemen.
‘As a president I must act To protect the national security and national interest of the US and their citizens“, Trump stressed in his decree, adding that he wishes to” protect the US from foreign terrorists “.
The Republican referred to the attack on Jews who committed June 1 in Colorado by an Egyptian visa whose visa had expired to demonstrate “the extreme dangers involved in the entry of foreign citizens who have not undergone proper controls”.
This attack – with 12 injured – targeted participants on a weekly course with request The liberation of Israeli prisoners held in the Gaza Strip. Egypt, a country of origin of the perpetrator, is not included in the list announced by Trump.
“We will not allow America to do what happened in Europe,” the US president stressed, referring to the attacks that have committed foreign citizens.
Concern and reflection on Trump Decree
This prohibition is faced by many countries that have been in the Trump list.
The UN High Commissioner Falker for Human Rights expressed “his concern about international law” because of his ‘Very wide and general field of application’ of the ban.
Amnesty International denounced the decree as “biased, racist and absolutely cruel”. The African Union expressed “concern about the potential negative effects of such measures”, including “diplomatic relations” with the countries involved.
One of the countries, Chad, announced that in retaliation it is inhibiting visa to US citizens.
‘I know the pain caused by the cruel and xenophobic travel bans of Trumpas my family is hit hard, “Iranian American MP Yasamin Ansari wrote on X yesterday. “We will fight against this ban with all our might,” he added.
However, the Trump ban provides exceptions for the holders of certain entry visas, diplomats and people whose trip to the US “serves the national interest”.
The ban in January 2017 sparked protests at many major US airports.