Politics Alert: Trump expands longstanding immigration ban to include six more countries, most from Africa, citing national security concerns

Six new countries were added to his administration's travel ban Friday — including Nigeria, Africa's most populous country — in a widely anticipated expansion of the policy that Democrats blasted as "clearly discriminatory" against people from predominantly black and Muslim nations. People from Nigeria, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar will be banned from immigrating to the United States without a visa waiver as of Feb. 22, joining currently banned countries Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and certain government officials from Venezuela.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Politics Alert Jan 31, 4:29 PM     Trump expands longstanding immigration ban to include six more countries, most from Africa, citing national security concerns Six new countries were added to his administration's travel ban Friday — including Nigeria, Africa's most populous country — in a widely anticipated expansion of the policy that Democrats blasted as "clearly discriminatory" against people from predominantly black and Muslim nations. People from Nigeria, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar will be banned from immigrating to the United States without a visa waiver as of Feb. 22, joining currently banned countries Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and certain government officials from Venezuela. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2020 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071