Fury and resignation around the world as Trump's travel ban comes roaring back
Source: NBC News
Fury and resignation around the world as Trump's travel ban comes roaring back
After Trump cited national security and terrorism concerns in banning nationals largely from Africa and Asia, the reactions of those countries ranged from weariness to anger.
June 5, 2025, 10:11 AM EDT / Updated June 5, 2025, 5:25 PM EDT
By Astha Rajvanshi
Countries across the world were in shock Thursday after President Donald Trump announced a travel ban on nationals from a dozen countries and the cancellation of visa programs for seven more. For many, the move seemed like a return to 2017 and one of the most controversial policies of Trump’s first term.
Trump cited national security and terrorism concerns Wednesday as motivating factors behind the ban on nationals largely from Africa and Asia, triggering reactions from representatives of those countries from weary diplomacy to downright anger.
Chad, a country in Central Africa that is among the countries hit with a travel ban, quickly issued a reciprocal restriction on issuing visas to U.S. citizens. “Chad has no planes to offer, no billions of dollars to give but Chad has its dignity and pride,” President Idriss Deby wrote Thursday on Facebook.
Trump's new order affects a patchwork of 19 countries — some of them banned for the first time, for reasons that the administration said include high rates of visa overstays, lack of "appropriate screening and vetting measures" and allegedly being sponsors of terrorism.
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