Visa Ban: 36 countries Trump plans to bar from entering U.S.
American President Donald Trump is considering imposing a visa ban on 36 countries as part of a U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration.
The Washington Post, on Saturday, listed the 36 countries under scrutiny for potential visa restrictions, citing a State Department memo allegedly signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The memo outlines several criteria that the countries under consideration are reportedly failing to meet, including widespread government corruption, inadequate database systems, and antisemitic or anti-American activity by their citizens.
Below are the country being considered for U.S. visa ban:
1. Angola
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Benin
4. Bhutan
5. Burkina Faso
6. Cabo Verde
7. Cambodia
8. Cameroon
9. Cote D’Ivoire
10. Democratic Republic of Congo
11. Djibouti
12. Dominica
13. Ethiopia
14. Egypt
15. Gabon
16. The Gambia
17. Ghana
18. Kyrgyzstan
19. Liberia
20. Malawi
21. Mauritania
22. Niger
23. Nigeria
24. Saint Kitts and Nevis
25. Saint Lucia
26. Sao Tome and Principe
27. Senegal
28. South Sudan
29. Syria
30.Tanzania
31. Tonga
32. Tuvalu
33. Uganda
34. Vanuatu
35. Zambia
36. Zimbabwe
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