President Trump added Chad, Venezuela, and North Korea to the list of countries banned from sending immigrants to the United States.
Trump also dropped Sudan from the list, bringing the total of countries covered under the travel ban to eight, according to a new executive order released Sunday night.
“The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, has determined that a small number of countries — out of nearly 200 evaluated — remain deficient at this time with respect to their identity-management and information-sharing capabilities, protocols, and practices,” Trump wrote in the declaration. “In some cases, these countries also have a significant terrorist presence within their territory.”
The exception is Venezuela, from which only government officials will be banned. – READ MORE
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