US President Donald Trump (Photo: AFP)
June 4, 2025
Haiti among 12 nations targeted by US travel ban
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had signed a new travel ban on 12 countries, including Haiti, because of an attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that authorities blamed on a man they say was in the country illegally.
“The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted,” Trump said in a video message.
The White House said in a statement the ban was to “protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors”.
The ban targets nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
