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Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include 20 new countries

The Trump administration has issued a full travel ban on five more countries as well as people traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority. It also imposed new limits on 15 other countries.

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00:00The Trump administration is expanding its travel bans and restrictions to 20 new countries,
00:07doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping travel limits to 39.
00:12Five more countries were added to the list facing a full ban, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger,
00:19South Sudan and Syria. People traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority
00:25are also included in the ban. An additional 15 countries are facing increased restrictions.
00:31The restrictions apply to both people seeking to travel to the U.S. as visitors or to emigrate there.
00:38People who already have visas are lawful permanent residents of the U.S. or have certain visa
00:43categories such as diplomats or athletes, or whose entry into the country is believed to serve
00:48the U.S. interest are all exempt from the restrictions. The Trump administration cited
00:54immigration enforcement, foreign policy and national security concerns for the move.
01:00But critics have argued that the administration is using national security concerns to collectively
01:04keep out people from a wide range of countries.
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