Indpendent, UK - President Donald Trump could implement a ban on people traveling to the US from Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries as soon as next week, according to new reports.
This comes after Trump issued an executive order on January 20 directing cabinet members to draft a list of countries that should face full or partial travel restrictions because their "vetting and screening information is so deficient." Trump promised to “restore the travel ban” on day one of his presidency — a commitment he did not keep.
During his first term, Trump banned travelers from several majority-Muslim countries — a policy which the Supreme Court ultimately upheld in 2018. Trump’s travel restrictions and bans impacted seven percent of the world’s population.
Afghanistan and Pakistan will likely be included on the list, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, the list may also include several countries targeted during Trump’s first term, according to The New York Times. This list included Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
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