The Trump administration is considering implementing travel restrictions to Nigeria and 35 other countries, according to The Washington Post.
A memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and sent to U.S. diplomats on Saturday, said the governments of the listed nations have 60 days to meet new requirements established by the State Department.
The State Department alleged that some of the countries mentioned have not met various benchmarks, such as “no competent or cooperative central government authority” to provide reliable identity documents or a large number of citizens who have violated the terms of their visas.
However, the memo included a caveat: if a country is willing to accept third-country nationals who are being removed from the United States, it would ease other concerns.
The list of countries which could face visa restrictions, travel bans,or other restrictions includes 25 countries in Africa: Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a memo to diplomats representing 36 countries, indicating the U.S. could implement new travel restrictions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a memo to diplomats representing 36 countries, indicating the U.S. could implement new travel restrictions
Washington Post