The United States is reportedly considering imposing a travel ban on 43 countries as part of an ongoing immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump’s administration.
According to a report by Reuters on Saturday, the proposed ban is outlined in an internal memo and is yet to receive final approval.
The memo categorizes the affected countries into three groups—red, orange, and yellow—based on the severity of restrictions they may face
The New York Times was the first to disclose details of the proposed restrictions, which include multiple African nations, though economic giants such as Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria, and Egypt are not on the list.
The red category includes 11 countries—Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Cuba, Bhutan, Venezuela, North Korea, Yemen, and Somalia—whose citizens would be completely barred from entering the U.S.
The orange group consists of 10 nations, including Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Pakistan, Laos, Turkmenistan, Haiti, and Eritrea. Citizens from these countries would face significant visa restrictions.
Meanwhile, the 22 countries in the yellow category have been given 60 days to address concerns raised by U.S. authorities.
These include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe.
A U.S. official told Reuters that the list remains subject to change and still requires approval from key officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
