Trump Signs New Travel Ban on a Dozen Countries

He also placed partial travel restrictions on seven more nations.

President Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order banning travel from a dozen nations and partially restricting travel from seven more.

The proclamation would bar the entry of foreign nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Trump also placed partial travel restrictions on Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.