The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters. - REUTERS
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00:00Widespread demonstrations erupted when President Donald Trump in his first term issued a travel
00:07ban for seven majority Muslim countries.
00:11And now the Trump administration is considering a new travel ban.
00:16That's according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters,
00:21which shows 41 countries divided into three separate groups.
00:26The first group of 10 countries, including citizens from Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba
00:32and North Korea, would be set for a full visa suspension.
00:36The second group of five countries, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar and South Sudan, would
00:42face partial visa suspensions.
00:45The third group, which includes Belarus and Pakistan, would be considered for a partial
00:50visa suspension too if, according to the memo, their governments, quote, do not make
00:55efforts to address deficiencies within 60 days.
00:59A U.S. official told Reuters there could be changes on the list and that it was yet to
01:04be approved by the administration.
01:06When Trump took office on January 20th, he issued an executive order requiring intensified
01:12security vetting of any foreigners seeking U.S. entry.
01:17That order directed several Cabinet members to submit by March 21st a list of countries
01:23from which travel should be partly or fully suspended.
01:26The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.