What is the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban?
On June 4, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new travel ban targeting immigration and certain types of nonimmigrant travel from 19 countries. It takes effect on June 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT.
The ban prohibits the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants into the U.S. from the following 12 countries:
- Afghanistan
- Burma
- Chad
- Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Haiti
- Iran
- Libya
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Yemen
This ban also prohibits entry of immigrants and specific categories of nonimmigrants (B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas) and directs consular officers to reduce the validity of non-immigrant visas to the extent permitted by law from the following seven countries:
- Burundi
- Cuba
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Turkmenistan
- Venezuela
The ban does not apply to:
- People with valid visas to enter the S. as of June 9, 2025.
- Lawful permanent residents (LPRs) or green card
- Dual nationals traveling on a passport of a country not listed in the
- Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders and SIV principal applicants and SIV derivatives who are granted SIVs in the future.
- Immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in
- Immediate family immigrant visas (IR-1/CR-1, IR-2/CR-2, IR-5) with clear and convincing evidence of identity and family relationship (e.g., DNA).
- Any athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, persons performing a necessary support role, and immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup, Olympics, or other major sporting event as determined by the Secretary of State.
- Adoptions (IR-3, IR-4, IH-3, IH-4).
- Individuals with Special Immigrant Visas for US government
- The following non-immigrant visas: A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3, G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1, NATO‑2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, or NATO-6.
Case-by-case exceptions to the ban can be allowed by the United States Attorney General and the United States Secretary of State, although there is no process articulated through which people can seek an exception.
Countries can be added or removed from this list, though it is impossible to say how long the ban will stay in place.