Citizens of 12 countries without the possibility of entering the United States. US President Donald Trump signed a regulation prohibiting the country completely entering the country for citizens, including Afghanistan, Haiti, Iran, Sudan and Libya.
Key facts:
- US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation prohibiting entry for citizens of 12 countries.
- The possibility of entry was partially suspended for seven additional countries.
- Trump introduced similar bans during his first term.
President Donlad Trump appealed in his proclamation to the entrance restrictions introduced by him to a number of Muslim countries – many of them went to a new list that prohibits the entry of citizens of 12 countries. They are Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Trump's explanations
President USA He justified the selection of these countries due to the high percentage of remaining citizens of these countries in the United States after the expiration of visas and defective procedures for collecting data and issuing documents.
In addition, for similar reasons, the possibility of entering the US for Burundi, Kuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela was “partly”.
There are a number of exceptions from the ban, among others for people already with green cards or specific visas, such as visas for Afghan US Army helpers, as well as for athletes visiting the US in connection with the Olympic Games or the World Football Championships.
Legal doubts
“In my opinion, restrictions and restrictions imposed with this proclamation are necessary to prevent the entry or entry of foreigners, about which the United States government does not have sufficient information to assess the risk they create for the United States” – wrote in the regulation.
The legality of similar restrictions – originally announced by the president as a ban on entry for Muslims – introduced by Trump in the first term, was initially questioned by the courts, and the issued regulations were changed twice. Finally in 2018 Supreme Court The US recognized the president's right to introduce a ban.
Author/author: Mart/AKW
Source: PAP
Source of the main photo: PAP/EPA/Chris Kleponis