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Trump freezes all immigration applications from 19 countries - as White House prepares to expand travel ban to more than 30 nations
Daily Mail UK ^ | December 2, 2025 | Melissa Koenig

Posted on 12/03/2025 1:51:58 AM PST by Morgana

The White House has paused all immigration applications from 19 countries and canceled citizenship ceremonies across the US, citing national security and public safety concerns.

The freeze could affect more than 1.5 million people who had asylum applications pending and more than 50,000 who received asylum grants under the Biden administration, The New York Times reports.

President Donald Trump is also considering expanding the travel ban to more than 30 countries, according to the New York Post.

The new policy memorandum, released Tuesday night, cites last week’s 'terror attack' in D.C. where Afghan man Rahmanullah Lakanwal was arrested for allegedly killing one National Guard member and wounding another.

The ban applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen while the restricted access applied to people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

It puts a stop to all immigration related activities, including a temporary suspension on the completion of citizenship ceremonies, involving legal permanent residents of the 19 countries, per CBS News.

'The Trump administration is making every effort to ensure individuals becoming citizens are the best of the best. Citizenship is a privilege, not a right,' US Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesman Matthew Tragesser.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 12/03/2025 1:51:58 AM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Not only restrict them from coming in, but should deport all of them that are her illegally, or have overstayed their visas. As Peter Gabriel would say, “Get ‘em out by Friday!”.


2 posted on 12/03/2025 2:03:21 AM PST by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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To: Morgana

Back in June:

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to ban travel from 12 countries
Rumble ^
Posted on 6/4/2025, 8:06:40 PM by janetjanet998

Afghanistan Myanmar (Burma) Chad Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea; Haiti Iran Libya Somalia Sudan Yemen


3 posted on 12/03/2025 2:05:17 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: piasa

Back in June?


4 posted on 12/03/2025 2:06:00 AM PST by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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To: Morgana

Speaking of Myanmar...

Thousands have died and millions have been displaced since a military coup in 2021, which triggered a civil war with armed resistance groups and ethnic militias.

After losing control of more than half the country, the army is making significant gains again, through an especially bloody campaign of airstrikes and heavy bombardment.

Monday’s attack is just one of hundreds of similar air strikes that have been carried out this year by Myanmar’s armed forces.

The military government has in recent months augmented its air force with new drones acquired from China - which is now fully supporting the junta - as well as technical assistance from Russia....


5 posted on 12/03/2025 2:09:13 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Morgana

Speaking of Togo and Congo:

Lebanese Journalist: Hizbullah Continues To Turn Lebanon Into A ‘Narco State,’ Now Using West Africa As A Transit Hub For Its Illegal Drug Trade
Memri ^ | October 13, 2021
Posted on 10/14/2021, 2:41:14 AM by Conservat1

In an October 9, 2021 article in the English-language Saudi daily Arab News, Lebanese media figure Baria Alamuddin writes that Hizbullah continues its globe-spanning drug trafficking activities, now using West African countries as major transit states for its drug shipments. She notes that Hizbullah and Syria, both sponsored by Iran, continue to bolster their status as the world’s major source of the amphetamine-based drug Captagon. However, since Saudi Arabia banned the import of Lebanese produce earlier this year, Hizbullah has had to divert its Captagon shipments through transit countries to obscure the country of origin. West Africa has become a preferred option, especially counties with large Lebanese communities, such as Cote d’Ivoire, where Lebanese control a large part of the economy, as well as Togo and Congo.

(Excerpt) Read more at memri.org ..


6 posted on 12/03/2025 2:10:43 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: piasa

Travel is not immigration.


7 posted on 12/03/2025 2:23:58 AM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!)
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To: Morgana

HOORAY President Trump!


8 posted on 12/03/2025 2:55:23 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Morgana

And while you’re at it Mr. President, remove the United Nations from New York, and take America out of the organization, they are an element causing violence and hatred across the world.


9 posted on 12/03/2025 2:57:23 AM PST by poconopundit
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FTA

Trump freezes all immigration applications from 19 countries and will
extend ban to over 30 nations, to ensure new citizens are the best of the best.
<><>It puts a stop to all immigration related activities,
<><>including a temporary suspension on the completion of citizenship ceremonies
<><>this involves legal permanent residents of 19 countries,
<><>to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea,
<><>to Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen
<><>restricted access applies to Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.


10 posted on 12/03/2025 3:11:33 AM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous" Thomas Sowell. )
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