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Travel Ban Reinstated By Trump With Mostly Muslim Countries
US President Donald Trump holds up a signed proclamation. Recently he imposed a travel ban on ... More certain countries./ AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images President Donald J....
Travel ban: 10 exceptions that allow citizens from restricted countries to enter the U.S.
Despite the travel ban in place, there are specific exceptions that allow citizens from the affected or restricted countries to enter the United States. These exceptions are typically based on humanitarian grounds, national interest, or specific...
Travel ban and TPS expiration create uncertainty for Haitians in Central Florida
Sweeping new travel restrictions, which take effect at midnight Monday, will ban or restrict travel from 19 countries.President Donald Trump announced the changes just days ago, and cited visa overstay reasons as justification for the...
Travel ban may shut door for Afghan family to bring niece to US for a better life
“It’s kind of shock for us when we hear about Afghanistan, especially right now for ladies who are affected more than others with the new government,” Mohammad Sharafoddin said. “We didn't think about this travel ban.” President Donald Trump...
Travel ban returns: Trump signs order preventing entry to US by people from a dozen countries
United States President Donald Trump is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, signing a proclamation preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the US. The 12 countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of...
Travel Ban: Iran Condemns Trump Administration Over 'Deep Hostility' Towards Muslims, Supremacist Mentality
Iran has strongly condemned the United States President, Donald Trump's travel ban on 12 countries, including the Islamic Republic, calling it a sign of "deep hostility" towards Iranians and Muslims. The ban, which starts on Monday, June 9, at...
Travel Ban Redux: June 9 Implementation Regarding 19 Countries
June 4 marked a very active day for the administration in immigration related proclamations. The horrific act of anti-semitic violence by an Egyptian national B visa visitor overstay in Boulder, Colorado has served as a catalyst for both a travel...
Travel ban is 'cruel,' Myanmar community says
Photo: The Canadian Press Travellers arrive at Miami International Airport, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Miami, Fla. The head of an association for the Myanmar community in Ontario says a new travel ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump is...
Travel ban: Why is Trump stopping travel from these 12 nations?
President Donald Trump issued a travel ban that will bar or partially restrict foreign nationals from nearly 20 countries from entering the United States, citing national security concerns. In videotaped remarks from the Oval Office released...
Travel ban may shut door for Afghan family to bring niece to US for better life
IRMO (US), June 8: Mohammad Sharafoddin, his wife and young son walked at times for 36 hours in a row over mountain passes as they left Afghanistan as refugees to end up less than a decade later talking about their journey on a plush love seat in...
Bee Bloeser Honored for Her ‘Lifetime of Service, Dedication’
In a surprise ceremony, and in celebration of her 88th birthday, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal personally presented Bee Bloeser with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition “in recognition of a lifetime of service and dedication.” The...
Travel ban vs restrictions: How will Trump's new order affect 19 listed countries?
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation, imposing a travel ban on nationals from 12 countries and partial restrictions on seven others, citing terrorism and national security risks. Affecting 19 nations, including Cuba and Haiti,...
Travel ban: Afghan families, advocates say U.S. move is a betrayal
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on June 4 barring entry into the United States of foreign nationals from 12 countries and partially from seven countries. Citing national security and terrorism concerns, Trump said the countries lack...
Some US tourists to be slugged with $380 'visa integrity fee'
Millions of travellers heading to the US will be slugged with a US$250 ($380) 'visa integrity fee' as part of Trump's so-called 'One Big Beautiful Bill'. From late 2025, the US government will start charging the fee to scores of foreign nationals...
Doing Time In These Prisons Is Practically A Death Sentance
Prisons — sometimes called reeducation, readaptation, or corrections centers — are purpose-built and intended to house convicted criminals for months, years, or even for the rest of their natural-born lives, or until their capital punishment....
Travel ban, student visas, Biden inquiry: Trump rolls out 3 big announcements
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced three big moves, two of which are likely to shift the global power's trajectory with the rest of the world. Trump, who is in his second term, rolled out three policies which could change the...
Grappling with Equatorial Guinea
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. By the time of his execution in September 1979, it was estimated that, of a population of 300,000, more than 50,000 had been killed and 125,000 had fled to neighboring countries. Put...
Stellenbosch FC rev up for Sunday' s CAF clash with stunning goal charge at Athlone Stadium
Stellenbosch FC is riding high after a dramatic 4-3 victory over Golden Arrows in a scintillating match at Athlone Stadium on Wednesday night. The Maroons’ triumph, marked by an impressive second-half performance, has invigorated the team’s spirit...
Ibom Air fetes travel agents, outlines expansion plans
Nigeria’s leading airline, Ibom Air has outlined its expansion plans that will see the carrier soon commence operations into Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe among other growth plans. The operations, officials of the Akwa Ibom...