Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the target count is above thirty and that President Trump is evaluating additional countries.
- Noem did not disclose which countries will be added to the list.
- The administration points to a recent Washington, D.C. shooting by an Afghan national admitted through a resettlement program as a catalyst for tightening measures.
- DHS will require H-1B workers and H-4 dependents to set social media accounts to public for screening starting December 15.
- The current push builds on a June order that fully restricted 12 countries and imposed limits on seven others.