US President Donald Trump is preparing to ban or restrict visas for travel to the United States from about ten countries as a replacement to the current travel ban that expires over the weekend, officials said.
The new restrictions will vary by country and could range from an all-out ban on travel to the US, or new visa restrictions for citizens of some countries.
“This is a very significant step forward in raising national security standards and protecting the homeland,” said Raj Shah, deputy White House spokesman.
Trump is currently reviewing a list of countries the Department of Homeland Security presented to the White House on September 15.
“We need to know who is coming into our country. We should be able to validate their identities, and we should be able to confirm that our foreign partners do not have information suggesting such individuals may represent a threat,” said Miles Taylor of the Department of Homeland Security.
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