ieExplains: What is Trump’s new travel ban, and which countries are affected?

US president’s sweeping proclamation targets citizens of many countries and would dramatically reshape US border policy
ieExplains: What is Trump’s new travel ban, and which countries are affected?

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nearly five months into his second term, Donald Trump has announced a new sweeping travel ban that could reshape the US’s borders more dramatically than any policy in modern memory. 

The restrictions, revealed through a presidential proclamation on Wednesday, would target citizens from more than a dozen countries — creating a three-tiered system of escalating barriers to entry.

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