Trump administration’s travel ban goes into effect Monday
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LA protests: Arrests made as clashes continue into 3rd night – DW – 06
People in LA are worried about the “racial aspect of ICE raids,” says CNN’s Campadonia. The raids are part of a crackdown on illegal immigration in the U.S. following the death of Rodney King in 1991. The riots left more than 50 dead and more than 2,000 injured.
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Jayson Campadonia, news director at NBC News Radio, told DW that people in LA were worried about the “racial aspect of ICE raids” because it brought back memories of the 1992 riots in Los Angeles.
Those riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of Black motorist Rodney King in 1991. The riots left more than 50 dead and more than 2,000 injured.
This time too, tensions are running high as similar apprehensions come into play, with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers reportedly having taken people into custody during immigration raids, as part of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, in the Los Angeles area on Friday.
Campadonia has been to protest sites in LA and said smaller protests converged into a big protest on Sunday.
He said he saw members of the National Guard “fully there to go to work” as they stood shoulder to shoulder in the streets on Sunday.
US travel ban takes effect amid LA protests against immigration crackdown
President Trump’s order banning citizens from 12 countries from entering the US has come into effect. It comes amid rising political tensions over his harsh anti-immigration policies. The order applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Chad, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, the Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Trump said the measure was spurred by a recent “terrorist attack” on Jewish people in the US state of Colorado. The new ban does not revoke visas previously issued to people from countries on the list, according to guidance issued on Friday to all US diplomatic missions. It remains unclear how those rules will be implemented at the ports of entry. The ban comes amid protests in the city of Los Angeles against immigration raids, carried out as part of Trump’s hardline policy. Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles County to quell the protests.
President Donald Trump’s order banning citizens from 12 countries from entering the United States has come into effect amid rising political tensions over his administration’s harsh anti-immigration policies.
The measure, announced by Trump last week as necessary to prevent the importation of “terrorists”, took effect on Monday. The clampdown comes amid chaotic scenes on the streets of Los Angeles as crowds of protesters battled with police and National Guard troops following a wave of arrests by immigration authorities.
The divisive order revives similar measures rolled out during Trump’s first term, as travellers from several, mostly Muslim, countries were blocked from entering the US. Many of the countries affected by the new order are afflicted by war and large-scale displacement.
No visible disruption was immediately discernible at Los Angeles International Airport in the hours after the new ban took effect, according to the Associated Press news agency.
The order applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Chad, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, the Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
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Heightened restrictions were also placed on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
Trump said the countries subjected to the most severe restrictions were determined to harbour a “large-scale presence of terrorists”, fail to cooperate on visa security and have an inability to verify travellers’ identities. These countries were also inadequate in keeping records of criminal histories and had high rates of visa overstays in the US, according to Trump.
The new ban does not revoke visas previously issued to people from countries on the list, according to guidance issued on Friday to all US diplomatic missions.
But it remains unclear how those rules will be implemented at the ports of entry. During Trump’s first term, a similar travel ban resulted in confusion and disrupted travel.
In announcing the new restriction last week, Trump said the measure was spurred by a recent “terrorist attack” on Jewish people in the US state of Colorado.
The group had been protesting in solidarity with captives held in Gaza when they were assaulted by an Egyptian man that the White House said had overstayed his visa.
That attack, Trump said, “underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted”.
He warned that new countries could be added “as threats emerge around the world”.
Egypt is not among the states affected by the ban or increased scrutiny.
Volker Turk, United Nations high commissioner for human rights, warned that “the broad and sweeping nature of the new travel ban raises concerns from the perspective of international law”.
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‘Unlawful assembly’ zone
The ban comes amid protests in the city of Los Angeles against immigration raids, carried out as part of Trump’s hardline policy.
Over the weekend, Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles County to quell the protests, bypassing the authority of the governor of California and sending tensions spiking.
Thousands of protesters flooded the streets in response on Sunday, blocking a major freeway and setting fire to cars.
Law enforcement responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and flashbangs in an effort to disperse the crowds.
Early on Monday, authorities declared downtown Los Angeles an “unlawful assembly” zone and ordered the area cleared.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has formally requested that the Trump administration rescind the order deploying National Guard troops to the city.
The order is believed to be the first time in 60 years that a president has deployed a state’s National Guard without the governor’s consent.
The last instance was in 1965, when President Lyndon B Johnson used troops to protect predominantly Black demonstrators during the civil rights movement in Alabama.
However, officials from the Trump administration, aware that aggressive immigration enforcement is popular among his base, have been eager to declare that they will clamp down on what they have labelled an “insurrection” and “migrant invasion”.
Live updates: Trump administration travel ban on 12 countries has taken effect
Nationals of the following 12 countries will be blocked from entering the United States: Afghanistan, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, the Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The executive order goes into effect at 12:01 am ET.
Nationals of the following 12 countries will be blocked from entering the United States: Afghanistan, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, the Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
In addition, nationals of seven other countries will be barred from coming into the United States permanently or under several visa programs: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
When does the ban take effect?
The executive order goes into effect at 12:01 am ET.
Why now?
Addressing reporters Thursday at the White House alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump said he implemented the new ban now because “it can’t come soon enough.”
“Frankly, we want to keep bad people out of our country,” he said.
President Joe Biden reversed a similar policy in Trump’s first term, which barred foreigners from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the country.
On the campaign trail, Trump promised he would revive the ban.
In a video posted Wednesday on YouTube, Trump cited the attack in Boulder, Colorado, as justification for renewing the ban.
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Trump’s new travel ban comes into effect, citizens of 12 countries barred from US
The new proclamation applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the US and don’t hold a valid visa. The new ban does not revoke visas previously issued to people from countries on the list, according to guidance issued Friday to all US diplomatic missions. However, unless an applicant meets narrow criteria for an exemption to the ban, his or her application will be rejected starting Monday. Trump also tied the new ban to a terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, saying it underscored the dangers posed by some visitors who overstay visas.
The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the US and don’t hold a valid visa.
The new ban does not revoke visas previously issued to people from countries on the list, according to guidance issued Friday to all US diplomatic missions. However, unless an applicant meets narrow criteria for an exemption to the ban, his or her application will be rejected starting Monday. Travellers with previously issued visas should still be able to enter the US even after the ban takes effect.
While many of the listed countries send few people to the United States, Haiti, Cuba and Venezuela had been major sources of immigration in recent years.
Haitian-American Elvanise Louis-Juste, who was at the airport Sunday in Newark, New Jersey, awaiting a flight to her home state of Florida, said many Haitians wanting to come to the US are simply seeking to escape violence and unrest. Haitians continue to flee poverty and hunger while police and a UN-backed mission fight a surge in gang violence, with armed men controlling at least 85% of its capital, Port-au-Prince.
“I have family in Haiti, so it’s pretty upsetting to see and hear,” Louis-Juste, 23, said of the travel ban. “I don’t think it’s a good thing. I think it’s very upsetting.”
Many immigration experts say the new ban is designed to beat court challenges by focusing on the visa application process and appears more carefully crafted than a hastily written executive order during Trump’s first term that denied entry to citizens of mainly Muslim countries.
Trump said this time that some countries had “deficient” screening for passports and other public documents or have historically refused to take back their own citizens. He relied extensively on an annual Homeland Security report of people who remain in the US after their visas expired.
Measuring overstay rates has challenged experts for decades, but the government has made a limited attempt annually since 2016. Trump’s proclamation cites overstay rates for eight of the 12 banned countries.
Trump also tied the new ban to a terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, saying it underscored the dangers posed by some visitors who overstay visas. US officials say the man charged in the attack overstayed a tourist visa. He is from Egypt, a country that is not on Trump’s restricted list.
The ban was quickly denounced by groups that provide aid and resettlement help to refugees.
“This policy is not about national security – it is about sowing division and vilifying communities that are seeking safety and opportunity in the United States,” said Abby Maxman, president of Oxfam America, a nonprofit international relief organisation.
The inclusion of Afghanistan angered some supporters who have worked to resettle its people. The ban does make exceptions for Afghans on Special Immigrant Visas, generally people who worked most closely with the US government during the two-decade-long war there.
Afghanistan had been one of the largest sources of resettled refugees, with about 14,000 arrivals in a 12-month period through September 2024. Trump suspended refugee resettlement his first day in office.
(FRANCE 24 with AP)
Trump administration travel ban comes into effect
President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early on Monday, June 9, immediately after midnight. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration. Trump said the new measure was spurred by a recent “terrorist attack” on Jews in Colorado. The ban bans all travel to the US by nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, according to the White House. It also imposes a partial ban on travelers from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, but some temporary work visas from those countries will be allowed in the US.
President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early on Monday, June 9, immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on illegal entries. Many of the nations covered by the restrictions have adversarial relations with the US, such as Iran and Afghanistan, while others face severe crises, like Haiti and Libya.
In announcing his restrictions last week, Trump said the new measure was spurred by a recent “terrorist attack” on Jews in Colorado. The group had been protesting in solidarity with hostages held in Gaza when they were assaulted by a man the White House said had overstayed his visa. That attack, Trump said, “underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted” or who overstay their visas.
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The move bans all travel to the US by nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, according to the White House. Trump also imposed a partial ban on travelers from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Some temporary work visas from those countries will be allowed. New countries could be added, Trump warned, “as threats emerge around the world.”
World Cup, Olympics, diplomats excluded
The ban will not apply to athletes competing in the 2026 World Cup, which the US is co-hosting with Canada and Mexico, or in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Trump’s order said. Nor will it apply to diplomats from the targeted countries.
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk warned that “the broad and sweeping nature of the new travel ban raises concerns from the perspective of international law.”
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US Democratic lawmakers and elected officials blasted the ban as draconian and unconstitutional. “I know the pain that Trump’s cruel and xenophobic travel bans inflict because my family has felt it firsthand,” congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, who is Iranian-American, posted Sunday on X. “We will fight this ban with everything we have.”
Fallout from the attack in Colorado
Rumors of a new travel ban had circulated following the Colorado attack, with Trump’s administration vowing to pursue “terrorists” living in the US on visas.
US officials said the suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national according to court documents, was in the country illegally, having overstayed a tourist visa, but that he had applied for asylum in September 2022. Trump’s new travel ban notably does not include Egypt.
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His proclamation said Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and war-torn Libya, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen lacked “competent” central authorities for processing passports and vetting. Iran was included because it is a “state sponsor of terrorism,” the order said. For the other countries, Trump’s order cited an above-average likelihood that people would overstay their visas.