Trump announces travel ban affecting a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON AP President Donald Trump is resurrecting the advance ban plan from his first term signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States The countries include Afghanistan Burma Chad Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Iran Libya Somalia Sudan and Yemen In addition to the ban which takes effect at a m Monday there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi Cuba Laos Sierra Leone Togo Turkmenistan and Venezuela I must act to protect the national shield and national interest of the United States and its people Trump mentioned in his proclamation Related Articles Cruel and petty and stupid SF leaders furious over plan to erase Harvey Milk s name from Navy ship No viable path to completion Trump administration plans to end funding to California high-speed rail project Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American promotion for Indigenous people around the world Trump tax bill will add trillion to the deficit CBO says US and Europe business negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris The list results from a Jan executive order Trump issued requiring the departments of State and Homeland Guard and the Director of National Intelligence to compile a account on hostile attitudes toward the U S and whether entry from certain countries represented a national protection hazard During his first term Trump issued an executive order in January banning journey to the U S by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries Iraq Syria Iran Sudan Libya Somalia and Yemen It was one of the majority of chaotic and confusing moments of his young presidency Travelers from those nations were either barred from getting on their flights to the U S or detained at U S airports after they landed They included students and faculty as well as businesspeople tourists and people visiting friends and family The order often referred to as the Muslim ban or the voyage ban was retooled amid legal challenges until a version was upheld by the Supreme Court in The ban affected various categories of travelers and immigrants from Iran Somalia Yemen Syria and Libya plus North Koreans and specific Venezuelan authorities representatives and their families Trump and others have defended the initial ban on national protection grounds arguing it was aimed at protecting the country and not founded on anti-Muslim bias However the president had called for an explicit ban on Muslims during his first campaign for the White House Amiri revealed from the United Nations