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How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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June 17, 2025
Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma was supposed to be in New York last week. For months, the disability rights activist from Sierra Leone had been looking forward to his trip to the United Nations session. He had a busy schedule of meetings and official...
Here are the reasons for potential travel restrictions to the United States
Antigua News Room
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June 16, 2025
Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State...
Trump administration weighs adding 25 African countries to travel ban
Times LIVE
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Most (25) of the countries that could face a full or a partial ban if they do not address these concerns within the next 60 days are African: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire,...
How A 48-Country Travel Ban Could Suppress U.S. Tourism In A World Cup Year
Forbes
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Topline As the Trump administration considers significantly expanding the travel ban to more than four dozen countries, World Cup host cities in the United States that were banking on filling half their stadiums and hotels with foreign visitors...
Gambia, 35 other countries face potential U.S. travel ban
The Point
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Earlier this month, the Republican president signed a proclamation that banned the entry of citizens from 12 countries, saying the move was needed to protect the United States against "foreign terrorists" and other national security threats. The...
U.S. considers travel ban expansion to 36 more countries, including Kyrgyzstan.
Kun.uz
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June 16, 2025
The U.S. administration is considering a significant expansion of travel restrictions that could result in either partial or complete bans on entry for citizens of 36 additional countries. Photo: Carlos Moreno/Anadolu/picture alliance According to...
Trump Administration could impose a travel ban on dozens more countries
KAWC Colorado River Public Media - Arizona
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is considering a move that could nearly triple the number of countries subject to a travel ban, according to a State Department memo obtained by NPR. Up to 36 additional nations could be added to the list of 12 that were...
Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban
MassLive - Massachusetts
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June 16, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering an expansion of its imposed travel ban — potentially prohibiting citizens from 36 more countries from entering the United States, according to a State Department memo reviewed by the...
Editorial | Travel bans and global sport
The Gleaner
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June 17, 2025
It is probably too late to consider removing the United States as a host of next year’s football World Cup. And in any event, it is unlikely that Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, the governing body of world football, would even contemplate...
New U.S travel ban threat looms over Zimbabwe… dodgy passports cited
Nehanda Radio
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June 16, 2025
HARARE – The United States government is reportedly considering a significant expansion of its travel restrictions, potentially impacting 36 additional countries, including Zimbabwe, as part of a heightened focus on national security and...
U.S. considers adding more African countries to travel ban
Africanews
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June 16, 2025
If implemented, the new measures would mean nearly 40 African countries face bans or some form of travel restrictions to the United States. An internal State Department cable cites reasons such as unreliable identity documents, passport security...
Kenya on High Alert as Trump Considers New Travel Ban
Kenyans.co.ke
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June 16, 2025
Kenya has been placed on high alert after fresh reports emerged on Monday, June 16, suggesting the United States is planning to expand its travel restrictions, targeting tens of African countries. The fresh plans were outlined in an internal cable...
COMMENTARY: This travel ban is as pointless as the last one
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 16, 2025
President Donald Trump has resurrected the travel ban from his first term. This time, it's more expansive and better designed to withstand a judicial challenge. But it's still a solution in search of a problem -- and likely to cause massive...
US Considers Expanding Travel Ban to Include 36 More Countries
Sada Elbalad
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June 16, 2025
Mon 16 Jun 2025 | 10:54 AM An internal memo from the U.S. State Department reveals that the Trump administration is considering expanding its travel ban to include 36 additional countries, following the announcement of a previous ban on 12 nations...
Trump Administration Weighs Imposing Travel Ban On Citizens From 36 Countries
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal...
Bhutan may be added to Trump travel ban list in next 60 days
The Bhutanese
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June 16, 2025
According to Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal...
New travel ban impacts UF international community
The Independent Florida Alligator
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In the midst of ICE raids, student visa revocations and international unease, America’s immigrant community is facing another hostile measure. A travel ban issued on 12 countries by President Donald Trump went into effect June 9, restricting entry...
US envisages adding 25 more African countries to travel ban
Modern Ghana
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US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States – 25 of which are on the African continent –...
COMMENTARY: New travel ban seeks to block all visits from a handful of countries
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is imposing a long-expected revamp of the cruel policy that made it very clear during the early days of his first term that the president was not bluffing on his desire to indiscriminately target entire classes of...
Nigeria, 35 other countries at risk as U.S. plans major expansion of travel ban list
Nairametrics
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is reportedly planning a major expansion of its travel ban policy that could block or restrict entry for Nigeria and 35 other countries, according to a confidential U.S. State Department cable. If implemented, the...