Trump announced travel bans and restrictions on 19 countries.
- The ban fully restricts entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad; Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
- In addition, people from seven countries face partial restriction: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
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Certain exemptions apply, such as athletes traveling for major sporting events, certain Afghan nationals, and dual citizens holding passports from unaffected countries.
Trump relies on an annual 2023 Department of Homeland Security report tracking visa overstays by tourists, business visitors, and students arriving by air or sea, highlighting countries with high rates of people remaining after their visas expire.
The White House listed countries adding data on the overstay under different visa categories. The overstay rate looks at people who have overstayed under visitor/business categories (namely B1/B2) and student and exchange categories (F,M and J) visas.
This proclamation mirrors a 2017 order from Trump’s first term that barred entry to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. Taking effect on 9 June, the ban fulfills a promise from his 2024 campaign and is expected to face immediate legal challenges.
Mapped below are the countries with overstay rates under each category.
F/M/J visa categories
Non- immigrants under these categories are granted to foreign and exchange students to the U.S.
A new proclamation signed by Trump suspends the entry into the U.S. of any new Harvard student as a nonimmigrant under F, M, or J visas. It directs the Secretary of State to consider revoking existing F, M, or J visas for current Harvard students who meet the Proclamation’s criteria.
According to the report, for nonimmigrants admitted on a student or exchange visitor visa (F, M, or J visa), the FY 2023 Suspected In-Country Overstay rate was 3.67% of the 1,345,378 students and exchange visitors scheduled to complete their program in the U.S. This excludes students from Canada and Mexico.