US President Donald Trump could make his significant expansion A list of travel ban To include 36 countries over the next few weeks, 26 are in Africa, US Media reports that the internal government is citing the documents of the government.
Since Trump has already included 10 countries in the initial list of Trump, the citizens of 36 of the 54 countries of Africa can now be banned from entering the United States, from entering the United States. When it is time to travel to the United States, it will make Africa the largest banking region in the world.
Trump’s committed immigration crackdown visa has been banned since he took over in January, and he has already banned or strictly restricted to citizens from 4 countries countries in Africa and Middle East.
In a statement sent to the US representatives from the affected countries on June 1, June, State Secretary Marco Rubio said that the governments of those countries were given the day to fulfill the standards set by the state department. Memo requested that the country provides the initial action plan in order to complete those measures till June 18.
That deadline has now gone. It is unclear whether any of those countries have submitted a plan to the requested action.
Here is what we know about the potential Africa travel ban and who can affect:
How many African countries have this list?
36 new countries mentioned in the reported memo are 26 in Africa: Angola; Benin; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Kongo’s Democratic Republic (DRC); Jibuti; Ethiopia; Egypt Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Malawi; Morritania; Niger; Nigeria; Sao Tom and Principal; Senegal; South Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; And Zimbabwe.
The other Caribbeans, Asia, Pacific and the Middle East in this list are: Antiga and Barbuda, Bhutan, Cambodia, Dominica, Kyrgyzstan, St. Kits and Nevis, St. Lucia, Syria, Tonga, Tuwatu and Vanuatu.
Memo said that the Trump administration failed to face adequate concerns in the early August, may be recommended to ban it.
Trump had seven African countries First June list of 3 countries that have been completely banned from entering the United States from June. They are Somalia, Chad, Kongo Republic, Libya, Eritria, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan. Three persons – Sierra Leone, Burundi and Togo – were named in a separate list of seven countries who now face partial restrictions on their citizens, that is, some limited American visas categories are open to them.
It reaches 36 of African 54 countries in the potential ban list for US travel.
Why is Trump ban the citizens of African countries?
Saturday’s Memo gave a wide range of reasons for a possible ban on affected countries. It does not provide specific justification to every country, but warned that countries have been flagged for separate reasons.
Some countries have been appointed as “sponsors of terrorism” or “involved in the United States of the United States”. According to the memo, others do not have the government’s right to create reliable “reliable identity documents”, have incredible criminal records or sell citizenship to those who do not live in their countries.
Citizens of some countries were also mentioned as a reason for the high rate of visas overstems to prevent passengers, and the states were lacking cooperation from the states while withdrawing the citizens who were expelled from the United States.
The affected countries agreed to accept the refugees and resolved the US concern – even from other countries – or to become a “safe third country” by People who have sheltered people in the United States. Mineral rich DRC Proposed A contract with the White House in March.
In early June, when the first travel ban list was released, Trump said in a video message published by the White House that a recent attack Israel supporters rally in the bolder of Colorado.
The suspect, Mohammad Sabar Soliman, who has been in Kuwait, has been arrested and accused of federal hate crime and many other state allegations. His wife and five children are currently taken into custody by American immigration officials by BY. Egypt is now being considered for a ban, though the Kuwait visa is not in the list of countries for ban.
Trump is not the first time to ban the citizens of other countries, which is a critic, which is a white and low-producing nation. During his first presidential tenure, a controversial and very challenging policy, which “became known as”.Muslim tires“In the red list, there were seven Muslim-majority countries, which later included African nations with low income.
How many people from African countries live in the United States?
According to data from the US-based Migration Policy Institute, about two million African countries have come from the US Million 44 million population. According to the US census Bureau, almost half of African immigrants migrated to the United States and represented the rapidly growing migrant blocks in recent years.
Many African immigrants have learned higher with one or more degrees and represent the largest migrant groups in the labor force, the Bureau said. About percent of the percent percent of American citizens have the nature of the nature.
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- Nigeria – 476,000
- Ethiopia – 278,200
- Ghana – 241,000
- Egypt – 225, 665
- Liberia – 100,800
- Somalia – 92,400
- Cameron – 90,700
- DRC – 62,500
- Aerritia – 49,755
- Sierra Leon – 45,532
- Tanzania – 40,420
- Togo – 37,000
- Cabo Verday – 31,441
- Senegal – 28,581
- Ivory Coast – 25,426
- Zimbabwe – 24,490
How can these people be affected?
Experts say that Trump’s passenger ban is likely to create a lot of uncertainty for people who are already living in the United States.
Michelle Mittelstad, director of the Communications of the Migration Policy Institute, told Al Jazir at the announcement of the first travel ban: “Citizens of these countries who live in the United States are often afraid that they should not be allowed to re -access immediately.
Mitelstat added that the passenger ban can split families, “Inability to travel legally to the United States or inability to apply for permanent or temporary visas, as well as many citizens of these countries in the United States.”
How often do people from these countries travel to the United States?
According to Statista, about 588,177 visitors from Africa traveled to the United States in 2024. There is no historical breakdown by the country.
This year, no African country is in the list of the first 20 countries visiting the United States. Data From the US Department of Commerce. African continent has reported 100,000 visitors so far, mainly:
- South Africa – 24,800
- Nigeria – 18,093
- Egypt – 13,376
- Ghana – 7,018
- Kenya – 5,409
How do African countries respond to US visa ban?
Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tugagar warned that if the ban of the citizens of West African countries is banned, the US could lose essential and rare earth’s mineral deals.
At a meeting in his area, Tugagar, who is the president of the regional block economy of West Africa (Eco -) Foreign Minister, said at a meeting in his area, “If we are a region of opportunities for dealing, it would be the most unfortunate.” They quoted Nigeria’s oil and gas reserves. The country is also rich in tantlight and uranium.
Sarang Shidor, director of the Global South Program of the US Think Tank Quency Institute, told Al Jazir that the visa ban is similar to “building walls” between the US and the target regions.
Shidor said, “Africa, especially for the United States, is because it is natural resources, growing markets and a talented population,” said Shidor. “If Washington wants to migrate and travel from volume, then other, non-freedom ways to show the United States commitment to strong relations with African states must be discovered.”
Trump has actually appeared to be keen on rare earth minerals for the production of smartphones and electric vehicle batteries.
For example, Washington and Beijing will sign the agreement in which China’s rare earth and minerals on earth are important in exchange for continuous access to US schools for Chinese students according to Trump’s social media post last week.
Last month, the United States also announced Agreement with Ukraine Once the war with Russia is over, the rare earth’s minerals in exchange for helping the country’s rebuilding.
When the first travel ban list was announced in early June, Chad responded to the US citizens and responded to its inclusion. In a Facebook post, President Idesis Debi said: “I have suggested the government to work in accordance with the principles of interaction and suspend American citizens to issue visas.”
According to the most recent statistics of the Homeland Security Department in the United States, Chad’s most visa was the most visa overste rate, which is one of the coming of the country.
Other affected African countries have made more harmony.
Siera Leone’s Information Minister Cherner Baha said in a statement that his country is ready to cooperate with the United States. He said, “Our attitude is our attitude, what else we can do? How we can cooperate with our American partners, with whom we have and believe that a good relationship will maintain a good relationship,” he said.
Trump said in the early June announcement that Sierra Leone, who is now subject to partial restrictions, “historically failed to accept its removable citizens”.
Somalia Ambassador to the United States, Dahair Hassan, said that East African country wants to work with the United States. He said, “Somalia has given importance to his long -term relationship with the United States and is ready to be engaged in communication to draw attention to the problems present,” he said.
Trump’s announcement described Somalia’s “terrorist Safe Haven” and he said: “Somalia is capable of giving passport or civil documents or lack of co -operative Union Authority and there are no proper inspection and investigation measures.”
Meanwhile, the African Union in June June’s statement urged the United States to adopt a more constructive approach and interact with the African nations who were historically strong.
“The African Union has planned to accept a more advisable view of the US administration and engage in constructive communication with the respective countries. The Commission appeals for transparent communication, and the decision to inform the decision wherever necessary,” the AU statement said.
