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The United States is planning to widen its travel ban list to include more than 30 countries, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. During an interview on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” Noem was asked if the Trump administration would increase the list to 32 countries. She responded, “I can’t specify the exact number, but it’s over 30, and the president is continuing to review additional countries.”
In June, President Trump issued a proclamation banning citizens from 12 nations from entering the U.S. and imposing restrictions on travelers from seven others. He justified these measures as necessary to protect against foreign terrorists and other security threats. These bans affect both immigrants and non-immigrants, including tourists, students, and business visitors. Noem did not specify which new countries might be added.
She emphasized, “If a nation doesn’t have a stable government or the capacity to identify and vet its citizens, why should we allow people from that country to come here?” Previously, Reuters reported that the Trump administration was considering banning travelers from an additional 36 countries, based on an internal State Department memo.
Expanding the list would be a further step in the administration’s recent tightening of immigration policies, especially following the recent shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. Investigators traced the attack to an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021 under a refugee program. Trump responded by pledging to “permanently pause” migration from all “Third World Countries,” though he did not specify which nations.
Before that, DHS officials indicated that Trump had ordered a review of asylum cases approved under the previous administration of President Joe Biden, along with green cards issued to citizens of 19 countries. Since resuming office in January, Trump has aggressively ramped up immigration enforcement, sending federal agents into major cities and turning away asylum seekers at the border. While his focus has often been on deportations, his efforts to reform legal immigration processes have received comparatively less attention.
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