As part of Trump’s intensified crackdown on immigration, he, the cornerstone ahead of the White House and the campaign trail, announced the citizens of 12 countries: Afghanistan, Chad, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen on Wednesday.
Seven countries will also be subject to partial restrictions. This means that you will no longer be able to apply for a temporary visa for immigrants or non-immigrants. However, some temporary work visas will still be permitted.
Trump cited the attack in Boulder, Colorado. There, men threw gasoline bombs at a crowd of pro-Israel demonstrators as evidence of the need for a curb for immigrants.
“The recent terrorist attacks in Boulder, Colorado highlight the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreigners that have not been properly vetted,” Trump said in a video message from an oval office posted on X.
“We don’t want them,” he added.
On June 1, police arrested a man who threw a Molotov cocktail at a group of people attending a rally for the release of prisoners of war on October 7, 2023, photographed from Israel and held in Gaza.
According to a US Department of Justice affidavit, Mohamed Sabri Soliman was charged with federal hate crimes and a series of state charges.
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