Trump expands travel ban 3.0 upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court to Africa’s biggest country, Nigeria, as well as Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania. The proclamation, which President Trump was expected to sign on January 31, 2020, will take effect on February 22. The ban would prevent immigrant and non-immigrant visas from being issued however, a waiver is available but very difficult.
All of the newly added six countries have substantial Muslim populations. The total number of countries now on the restricted travel list stands at 13 – Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, Somalia AND Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania.
The effect on Nigeria, not only Africa’s most populous country but also its largest economy, could be particularly severe. The United States issued more than 7,920 immigrant visas to Nigerians in the 2018 fiscal year, the second-most of any African country.
“We’re adding a couple of countries” to the ban, Trump told reporters at a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We have to be safe. Our country has to be safe. You see what’s going on in the world. Our country has to be safe,” he said.
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