The current travel restriction affects Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen

After a new travel ban enacted by the U.S. government, travelers from nearly 20 countries will now face severe restrictions on trips to the U.S.

Mohammad Sharafoddin, his wife and young son managed to make it out of Afghanistan as refugees nine years ago, at one point walking 36 hours in a row over mountain passes.

More than 24,000 international students from the affected countries studied in the U.S. as recently as the 2023-2024 academic year.

The American Jewish Committee has come out against President Donald Trump’s new executive order banning travel to the United States from 12 countries, which Trump says is needed because of incidents such as this week’s attack on a rally for the release of Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado.

The top Taliban leader has slammed President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Afghans, calling the United States an “oppressor.”

Immigration order restricting travel from 19 nations could prove difficult to challenge legally, with one attorney noting its broader scope compared to the 2017 Muslim ban.

They have things under control. The countries that we have don't have things under control," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on June 5. In introducing the partial or complete ban on travel from citizens of 19 nations on June 4,