Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Russia among 43 countries likely to face Trump's new

The Donald Trump administration is considering imposing a new travel ban that could affect citizens from as many as 43 countries including Pakistan Afghanistan and Russia The New York Times reported quoting anonymous officialsA draft list of recommendations by security officials proposes categorising countries into three groupsRed Orange and Yellowto restrict travel Being placed on the Red List would mean a complete ban on entering the United StatesPakistan and Russia are included in the Orange List which consists of 10 countries facing restricted travel rather than an outright ban Affluent business travelers might be allowed to enter but immigrant and tourist visa applicants would face restrictions Citizens on that list would also be subjected to mandatory inperson interviews in order to receive a visa as reported by The New York TimesOther countries in the Orange List include Myanmar Belarus Haiti Laos Eritrea Sierra Leone South Sudan and TurkmenistanThe draft also places 10 countries including Afghanistan and Bhutan on the Red List meaning their citizens could face a full visa suspensionThe other countries on the Red List are Cuba Iran Libya North Korea Somalia Sudan Syria Venezuela and Yemen The New York Times reportedThe proposal also includes a draft yellow list of 22 countries that would be given 60 days to clear up perceived deficiencies with the threat of being moved onto one of the other lists if they did not complyAs reported by The New York Times the issues could include failing to share with the United States information about incoming travelers purportedly inadequate security practices for issuing passports or the selling of citizenship to people from banned countries which could serve as a loophole around the restrictionsThat list includes 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 Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu and ZimbabweNotably this will be the second time that Donald Trump would impose a travel ban after having done so in his first term when he restricted the citizens from seven Muslimmajority nations a policy that went through several iterations before it was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018 That ban targeted citizens of Iran Iraq Libya Somalia Sudan Syria and Yemen Al Jazeera reportedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever