Author: Humeyra Pamuk
Washington (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s administration is considering expanding its travel restrictions significantly as it can ban 36 additional citizens of countries to come to the United States, according to the Reuters of the Internal State Department.
Earlier this month, the Republican President signed an ad, which banned access to citizens from 12 countries, saying he needed to protect the US from “foreign terrorists” and other national security threats.
The directive was part of the immigration coping, which Trump appeared at the beginning of the second term, which included deportation to Salvador from hundreds of Venezuelans suspected of gang members, as well as the efforts to deny some foreign students from US universities and other foreign students.
In the internal diplomatic cable signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubis, the State Department has expressed a dozens of concerns about the countries in question and aimed at corrective actions.
“The Department has set 36 concerns that may be recommended for the entire or partial suspension of the entry if they do not meet the standards and requirements set within 60 days,” the cable said over the weekend.
The cable was first reported by The Washington Post.
Among the concerns collected by the State Department were the lack of reliable identity documents mentioned by the Competent or Cooperative Government, the cable said. Another was “dubious safety of this country’s passport”.
Some countries, according to the cable, were not collaborated by facilitating the removal of their citizens from the US, which were told to remove. Some countries overestimated US visas, which were given to their citizens.
Other causes of anxiety were that the country’s citizens were involved in terrorist acts in the US or in anti -Semitic and anti -American activities.
The cable noted that not all of these concerns were related to each country listed.
“We are constantly evaluating a policy seeking to ensure the security of American and foreign citizens in accordance with our laws,” said a high state department official, refusing to comment on specific internal deliberations and ties.
“The State Department is committed to protecting our nation and its citizens, following the highest standards of national security and public security during our visa process,” the official said.
The Countries That Could Face A Full OR A Partial Ban If They Do Not Address These Concerns Within The Next 60 Days Are: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Demoire Repverts of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principle Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
This would be a significant insurance that came into force earlier this month. The affected countries were Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
The arrival of people from seven other countries – Burundis, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela – were also partially restricted.
During their first duties, Trump announced a ban on travelers from seven Muslims most nations-politics, which was repeated in several repetitions until 2018 The Supreme Court confirmed it.
(Bill Berkrot Humeyra Pamuked Reports)