Map Shows Countries Impacted by Trump’s New Travel Ban

President Donald Trump issued a new proclamation on Wednesday restricting travel by foreigners from 12 countries and partially restricting entry for travelers from an additional seven countries.

Newsweek reached out to the State Department via online form Wednesday for comment.

Why It Matters

Since his January 20 inauguration, Trump has cracked down on foreign nationals in the U.S., mainly through executive orders, and has prioritized immigration enforcement as a key pillar of his agenda.

He has repeatedly invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime law that grants the commander in chief authority to detain or deport non-citizens, to remove migrants from the U.S. The president’s authority to invoke the statute has been challenged in multiple court cases related to the Trump administration’s deportations.

What To Know

“During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States, which successfully prevented national security threats from reaching our borders and which the Supreme Court upheld,” Trump said in his proclamation.

The president added that foreign nationals with admitted entry into the United States must not “bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles, and do not advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists or other threats to our national security.”

Trump said he directed some of his Cabinet to identify countries with insufficient vetting and screening as to warrant a partial or full suspension of admission into the United States.

The ban goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. June 9.

Some exceptions for the proclamation include permanent residents, visa holders, adoptions, Afghan special immigrant visas, athletes traveling for a major sporting event and those whose entry would serve U.S. interests.

The following countries have been fully restricted, with limited entry:

• Afghanistan
• Burma
• Chad
• Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Haiti
• Iran
• Libya
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Yemen

The following countries have been partially restricted, with limited entry:

• Burundi
• Cuba
• Laos
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
• Turkmenistan
• Venezuela

Below is a map of the impacted countries, with Burma being represented as Myanmar:

“This approach was designed to encourage cooperation with the subject countries in recognition of each country’s unique circumstances,” Trump added. “The restrictions and limitations imposed by this proclamation are, in my judgment, necessary to prevent the entry or admission of foreign nationals about whom the United States Government lacks sufficient information to assess the risks they pose to the United States.”

What People Are Saying

Democratic Representative Don Beyer of Virginia posted to X on Wednesday: “From his first Muslim Ban, Trump’s travel bans have always betrayed of the ideals and values that inspired America’s Founders.

“Trump’s use of prejudice and bigotry to bar people from entering the U.S. does not make us safer, it just divides us and weakens our global leadership.”

Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington on X Wednesday: “There are a myriad of reasons that people come to the United States, from travel and tourism to fleeing violent and dangerous situations. This ban, expanded from Trump’s Muslim ban in his first term, will only further isolate us on the world stage.”

Jayapal added: “This discriminatory policy, which limits legal immigration, not only flies in the face of what our country is supposed to stand for, it will be harmful to our economy and our communities that rely on the contributions of people who come to America from this wide range of countries. Banning a whole group of people because you disagree with the structure or function of their government not only lays blame in the wrong place, it creates a dangerous precedent.

“Further, banning people fleeing dangerous countries like Afghanistan–a country where many people are in danger due to their work assisting the U.S. military–the Congo, Haiti, and Sudan will only further destabilize global security. Trump is indiscriminately taking a chainsaw to our government–destroying federal agencies that keep us safe, indiscriminately cutting jobs, and hindering our progress across research fields. This will only further hurt our country, and cannot be allowed to stand.”

Update 6/4/25, 10:18 p.m. ET: This article has been updated to include a map of the affected countries.