*United States President Donald Trump administration’s latest proclamation affects nationals of countries, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, effective from Monday, June 9, 2025

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In a bid to protect his country against he has described as 鈥渇oreign terrorists鈥� and other security threats, United States (US) President Donald Trump Wednesday, June 4, 2025, signed a proclamation, banning citizens of 12 countries of the world from entering the American country.

绿帽献妻 reports the US Government’s latest proclamation becomes effective June 9, 2025, at 12:01 am EDT (5:01a.m. Nigerian time).

The affected countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

The Trump administration, according to the proclamation, also stated that nationals from the listed countries would be 鈥渇ully鈥� restricted from entering the US.

Countries on partial ban

Likewise, the entry of other nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela would be partially restricted.

President Trump said the move to restrict nationals from the 12 countries was needed to protect the U.S. against 鈥渇oreign terrorists鈥� and other security threats.

He, in a video shared on X, further explained his administration’s position on the immigration matter.

Trump asserted: 鈥淲e will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm,鈥�

The list could be revised, and new countries could be added, the US President noted.

Trump also said the countries, subject to the most severe restrictions, were determined to harbour a 鈥渓arge-scale presence of terrorists鈥�.

The President as well alleged others failed to cooperate on visa security, and had an inability to verify travellers鈥� identities, inadequate record-keeping of criminal histories and high rates of visa overstays in the US.

He averred: 鈥淲e cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States.”

It is equally observed that Trump鈥檚 directive is part of an immigration crackdown that he launched at the start of his second term, pledging to restrict people from the Gaza Strip, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and 鈥渁nywhere else that threatens our security.鈥�

On his return to the White House, in Washington, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) January 20 this year, requiring intensified security vetting of any foreigners seeking an admission to the US to detect national security threats.

The Order also directed several cabinet members to submit a list of countries from which travel should be partly or fully suspended because their 鈥渧etting and screening information is so deficient.鈥�

It is recalled that during his first term in office, the US President had announced a ban on travellers from seven countries, a policy that generated intense controversies before it was upheld by the US Supreme Court 2018.

Immediate past US President Joe Biden, who succeeded Trump, however, repealed the ban 2021, describing it 鈥渁 stain on our national conscience”.

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