Trump expands US travel ban

President Trump has imposed full travel bans on several more countries. Citizens from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria and those holding Palestinian Authority-issued documents will be barred from entering the US. The administration also moved Laos and Sierra Leone, which were previously subject to partial restrictions, to the full ban list, and put partial restrictions on 15 other countries, including Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The White House said the aim was to protect national security and public safety. We speak to our correspondent and get reaction from residents in the countries affected.

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(Photo: US President Donald Trump signs an executive order designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 15 December 2025. Credit: Bonnie Cashj/EPA)