United States, order banning 12 countries citizens from entering country comes into effect

As of June 9, 2025, the U.S. has implemented a travel ban that bars citizens from 12 countries from entering the country. teleSUR

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00:00President Donald Trump's order barring citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States

00:04went into effect immediately after midnight Monday. With the ban in place for Afghanistan,

00:09Burma, Shad, Congo, Quattro, Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen,

00:16the Trump administration hopes to restrict immigration. The ban does not apply to football

00:21players qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, which the United States co-hosts, nor for

00:26athletes participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The United Nations human rights chief

00:31Volker Turk warned that the breadth of the new travel ban raises concerns from the perspective

00:36of international law. Democratic lawmakers also called the veto an unconstitutional measure.