Trump Expands US Travel Ban: Complete List of 27 Countries Facing Full and Partial Restrictions

President Donald Trump has implemented an expanded travel ban that now includes Palestine among several other countries. Citizens from these nations are now prohibited from entering the United States territory.

According to the White House, these restrictions aim to safeguard the US "from national security and public safety threats," citing inadequate information for proper vetting of foreign nationals. The presidential proclamation highlights "insufficient information to assess the risks," alongside concerns about "terrorist presence," "criminal and extremist activity," and regional instability that compromises screening systems.

The complete list of newly banned countries includes:

Palestine

Burkina Faso

Mali

Niger

South Sudan

Syria

Sierra Leone

Laos

These nations join 12 others that have been under full restrictions since June 2025:

Afghanistan

Burma (Myanmar)

Chad

Republic of the Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Haiti

Iran

Libya

Somalia

Sudan

Yemen

Both Laos and Sierra Leone have been upgraded from partial restrictions to full-suspension status.

In addition to the complete bans, the administration has imposed partial travel restrictions on nationals from 15 other countries. These measures primarily affect immigrant visas and nonimmigrant categories including tourist (B-1/B-2), student (F), vocational (M), and exchange visitor (J) visas.

Countries under partial restrictions include:

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Benin

Cote d'Ivoire

Dominica

Gabon

The Gambia

Malawi

Mauritania

Nigeria

Senegal

Tanzania

Tonga

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Burundi

Cuba

Togo

Venezuela

The proclamation maintains partial restrictions on four of the seven original high-risk countries: Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela. Turkmenistan has seen restrictions eased on non-immigrant visas following "significant progress" in identity management and information sharing, though immigrant visa restrictions remain in effect.

The White House justified these measures by citing high visa overstay rates, unreliable civil documentation systems, weak law enforcement data sharing, and citizenship-by-investment programs that potentially allow individuals to circumvent identity verification procedures.

This expanded travel ban follows a New York Times report detailing an alleged fraud scheme involving some Somalis in Minnesota that prosecutors claim diverted "more than $1 billion in taxpayers' money."