President Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation banning travelers from 12 countries and partially restricting travelers from seven others, starting on Monday, June 9.

The full ban applies to foreign nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

The partial ban applies to people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250605042037/https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5423787/trump-travel-ban

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    Trump said the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colo., underscored why the ban was needed. The man charged with that attack is from Egypt, which is not one of the countries listed in the travel ban.

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      “He’s brown, they’re brown, whatever. Say thank you and give me money.” - Trump (if he was honest and more coherent)