Overview

• The proclamation takes effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on June 9 and bars most citizens of the designated countries from entering the United States under new visa restrictions.
• Fully banned countries include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, while Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela face partial curbs.
• Exemptions cover lawful permanent residents, dual nationals traveling on non-restricted passports, diplomats with valid visas, athletes and their immediate relatives attending major sporting events, and certain special immigrant visa holders.
• The administration justified the ban on national security grounds, citing a January order on ‘hostile attitudes’ toward the U.S. and pointing to an attack on a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado.
• Affected governments have condemned the measure and threatened reciprocal visa bans; legal experts predict swift court challenges and humanitarian groups warn of family separations.