Trump administration considering travel ban on more than 40 countries: report

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The Trump administration's immigration crackdown could soon take on a new dimension.   The New York Times has reported that the White House is considering enacting sweeping travel bans similar to the so-called Muslim travel ban from Trump's first term.   This time, however, more than 40 countries are reportedly being targeted. Candice Cole reports from Washington, D.C.  For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/11080463/trump-nato-rutte-canada-greenland/  Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Trump #Travel

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00:00A new draft travel ban making the rounds at the White House recommends travel restrictions

00:05for 43 countries, primarily in the Global South.

00:09It's clearly discriminating against developing nations.

00:14According to reporting from the New York Times, the list includes three color-coded categories

00:19– red, orange, and yellow.

00:21Eleven countries under the red list will potentially have all travel to the U.S. banned for their

00:27citizens.

00:28It includes Cuba, Syria, and Afghanistan.

00:31Alarming news for Maggie Salem, who works to resettle Afghan refugees, some who served

00:37with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and could face grave danger.

00:41Adding Afghanistan to the list, if there isn't an exception made for these Afghan allies,

00:46and that's unclear right now, is really a significant change and something that's on

00:53top of the list itself being disturbing, even more disturbing.

00:57Russia, Belarus, and Haiti are part of the 10 countries on the orange list, which calls

01:02for visas to be sharply restricted.

01:04And the yellow list includes over 20 countries, some in the Caribbean, that could face partial

01:09visa suspension if their governments fail to address, quote, deficiencies within 60 days.

01:16The new list of countries is far broader than the travel ban Trump imposed on seven majority

01:21Muslim countries during his first term and faced several legal challenges before taking

01:26effect in 2018.

01:30Upon taking office, Trump ordered the State Department to recommend countries for visa

01:34restrictions because of inadequate vetting.

01:37But Salem says.

01:39The U.S. has the ability to vet and screen all refugees that come into the U.S.

01:44There is not a lack of information available to different security agencies in the U.S.

01:49to assess whether someone is an actual risk.

01:52A U.S. official speaking anonymously to reporters says there could be changes to the list and

01:57has not yet been approved by the Trump administration.

02:00Candace Cole, Global News, Washington.

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