The White House ​said the expanded ban goes into effect on Jan 1. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Critics, however, argue the move unfairly targets people based on nationality. Refugee and human rights groups warn the expanded ban could block some of the world’s most thoroughly vetted migrants, including Afghans who assisted U.S. forces.

This was contained in a White House fact sheet made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the US Embassy.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has widened its U.S. travel ban, adding several African and Middle Eastern countries and placing Zimbabwe among 15 nations facing tighter entry restrictions.

The citizens of Laos, Syria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone and South Sudan are now banned from entering the United States.

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority.

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S. The Trump administration included five more countries as well as people traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority to the list of countries facing a full ban on travel to the U.S. and imposed new limits on 15 other countries.

The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration. The decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspect in the shooting of…

An additional 15 countries are also being added to the list of countries facing partial restrictions: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Nigerians faced stricter US visa rules as Trump’s partial travel restrictions disrupted study, work, and family reunification, citing security and overstay concerns.

Senator Shehu Sani has warned that the US expanded visa restrictions now target ordinary Nigerians and other Third World migrants, not just officials.

President Donald Trump added Nigeria to a US travel restriction list, citing security challenges and high visa overstay rates in a new proclamation.

President Donald Trump took action Tuesday to impose full travel restrictions and entry limitations on five more nations.

The US government has imposed travel restrictions on Nigeria, suspending several visa categories and ordering shorter validity periods for others.