Trump to expand visa and entry bans to the United States

US President Donald Trump is considering expanding entry bans on citizens of 36 countries. Experts point to a new wave of immigration and visa restrictions for the United States. The administration of President Donald Trump is considering a significant expansion of its immigration policies by evaluating the imposition of travel restriction to citizens of 36 additional countries.

This possible ban would be part of a broader strategy to strengthen the "national security" of the United States against threats such as foreign terrorism, journalists such as Cuban-American Mario J. Pentón detailed in his profile of Facebook. 

According to an internal State Department cable, citizens of countries such as Angola, Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Syria, Uganda, Ghana and Zimbabwe could face a total or partial suspension of entry to the United States if they do not meet certain requirements within the next 60 days.

The worriescupActions include deficiencies in issuing reliable documents, lack of cooperation in deportations and links to anti-American activities, they said.

This potential expansion of restrictions reflects the continuation of an immigration policy based on border control and the tightening of entry requirements to the U.S.

The Trump administration defends these actions as necessary to protect American citizens and ensure "safe and controlled" migration.

Trump with the most entry bans to the United States: countries

Full list of countries at risk of new immigration restrictions: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Earlier this month, Trump signed a proclamation banning the entry of citizens from Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Haiti, Eritrea, and other countries.

In addition, partial restrictions were imposed on people from Cuba, Venezuela, Togo, and Turkmenistan, among others.

The State Department justified these measures based on security concerns. These include the issuance of unreliable identification documents, the lack of cooperation with the U.S. in repatriating deported citizens, and possible links to terrorism or ideologies considered hostile to the United States.