Trump Travel Ban Palestine: The Trump government has banned the entry of Palestine and many other countries into America. They have imposed a complete ban on travel for people from 7 countries. So far, America has taken strict measures against about 30 countries.
It is no longer easy to travel and work in America. The Trump government is issuing new rules every day in the name of America’s security. Traveling there has become difficult for 30 countries. A complete travel ban has been imposed on 7 countries. Which also includes Palestine. On December 16, 2025, US President Donald Trump expanded travel restrictions on entry into the US, citing national security and shortcomings in the vetting process. Trump has already banned many countries. Let us tell you that an Afghan citizen was arrested on Thanksgiving weekend. After which this step has been made more strict.
Which countries have a complete travel ban?
According to the new list, Palestine is now among the countries whose citizens are completely banned from entering America. Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, South Sudan, Syria and Laos are included. This means that there has been a complete travel ban on citizens of a total of 7 countries. This decision regarding Palestine is considered to be the most politically sensitive. Under this decision, those traveling on Palestinian documents will be exempted only in special cases.
These 12 countries were already included in the ban
Earlier in June, the Trump administration had imposed a complete travel ban on 12 countries. This is the list
- afghanistan
- myanmar
- Chad
- republic of congo
- equatorial guinea
- eritrea
- haiti
- iran
- Libya
- somalia
- Sudan
- yemen
Partial visa ban on these 15 countries
Apart from the complete ban, partial restrictions have been imposed on 15 countries, which include strict visa checks and limited visa categories.
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- benin
- cote d’ivoire
- Dominica
- gabon
- Gambia
- malawi
- mauritania
- Nigeria
- senegal
- tanzania
- Tonga
- zambia
- zimbabwe
These countries are accused of visa overstay, weak identification system and lack of cooperation in deportation among the people coming from here.
What reason did the White House give?
The US administration says that the government in these countries is unstable. Here fake or unreliable documents are made. There is corruption in these countries. There are problems such as lack of criminal record information, which increases the security risk for the US.
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Legal challenge possible?
Human rights organizations and immigration activists have criticized the decision, calling it a repeat of the earlier “Muslim travel ban”. It is believed that this decision can be challenged in the court. Let us tell you that earlier America had banned giving visas to pregnant women. She says that after giving birth to a child in America, she comes to get American citizenship for the child. However, there will be exemption in some special circumstances.
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