Trump slaps new travel ban on 12 countries including Myanmar, partial ban on Laos

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US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban on June 5 targeting 12 countries including Myanmar, Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen, reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term.  Trump said the measure was spurred by a makeshift flamethrower attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that US authorities blamed on a man they said was in the country illegally.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/t3xwsyzf   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our

00:06country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who

00:12come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas. We don't want them. In the 21st century,

00:19we've seen one terror attack after another carried out by foreign visa overstayers

00:24from dangerous places all over the world. And thanks to Biden's open-door policies today,

00:31there are millions and millions of these illegals who should not be in our country.

00:36In my first term, my powerful travel restrictions were one of our most successful policies,

00:42and they were a key part of preventing major foreign terror attacks on American soil.

00:48We will not let what happened in Europe happen to America. That's why on my first day

00:54back in office, I directed the Secretary of State to perform a security review of high-risk regions

01:01and make recommendations for where restrictions should be imposed. Among the national security

01:08threats, their analysis considered are the large-scale presence of terrorists, failure to cooperate on

01:16visa security, inability to verify travelers' identities, inadequate record-keeping of criminal

01:23histories and persistently high rates of illegal visa overstays and other things.

01:30Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet

01:38and screen those who seek to enter the United States. That is why today I am signing a new

01:44executive order placing travel restrictions on countries including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya,

01:53and numerous others. The strength of the restrictions we're applying depends on the severity of the threat

02:00posed. The list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise new

02:08countries can be added as threats emerge around the world. But we will not allow people to enter our

02:15country who wish to do us harm and nothing will stop us from keeping America safe. Thank you very much.

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