These people will not be able to go to America from January 1
US President Donald Trump has taken a big decision by making his immigration policies more strict. From January 1, America is going to impose strict travel restrictions on citizens of 20 more new countries. With this, the total number of countries whose citizens are either completely banned from coming to America has now increased to more than 35 or they will have to face strict restrictions.
Which countries have been affected?
This new order is going to have a big impact on many parts of the world, especially the countries in Africa and the Pacific region. On citizens of Syria, South Sudan, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso America Has imposed a complete ban. Apart from this, people holding documents issued by the Palestinian Authority will also be barred from entering America.
Not only this, partial restrictions have been imposed on 15 other countries. These include countries like Angola, Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This means that for the citizens of these countries, getting a US visa will now be like chewing iron. it trump administration It is considered to be the biggest attempt yet to limit entry into America through legal means.
One firing changed the whole picture
The main reason behind this strictness is the incident of last month, which shook the entire administration. An Afghan civilian named Rahmanullah Lakanwal opened fire on two National Guard soldiers, one of whom later died. Investigation revealed that the accused came to America in 2021 under a program created by the Biden administration for Afghan allies.
After this incident, Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem advised the President to take strict action. He said in clear words that a complete ban should be imposed on every country that is sending “killers, parasites and freeloaders” to America. Trump had also already indicated that he wanted to impose a permanent ban on immigrants coming from third world countries.
Eclipse on students’ dreams
This new order is not just for tourists, but it will also affect those people who were dreaming of settling in America for years. According to the new rules, there will be restrictions on the arrival of spouses, children and parents of American citizens. The avenues for siblings and adult children to apply have also been almost closed.
Doug Rand, a former senior Department of Homeland Security official, says the policy “completely closes the door to almost all non-citizens from the countries on the list.” Its worst impact will be on those Afghan citizens who helped the US military during the war, because now their immigration applications have been put on hold indefinitely.
being accused of discrimination
There has been a debate in America regarding this decision. Trump supporters say that this is ‘common sense’ for national security. His argument is that if you do not know who a person is and that he could be a threat to the country, then he should not be allowed inside. At the same time, critics believe that this step is discriminatory and gives fuel to old disputes.
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