Donald Trump has imposed a ban on entry into the United States from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
The ban aims to protect the country from “foreign terrorists and others Threats to national security“, reads a note released by the White House.
Trump also decided to partially limit the entrance of citizens of 7 countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. The restrictions are underlined in the note of the White House, they apply to both migrants and non -migrants.
The president said he had decided the ban after the anti-semi-season attack in Boulder, Colorado. Egypt, the country of origin of the attacker Mohamed Soliman is not among the countries affected by the provision.
Trump also announced that he had forbidden visas for foreign students in Harvard. “I decided – reads a note – that it is necessary to limit the entry of foreign citizens who try to enter the United States exclusively or mainly to participate in a course of study at Harvard or an exchange program hosted by the University”.
The University of Harvard defined a “retaliation” The executive order issued yesterday by Donald Trump. “This is the umpteenth illegal action of the administration, in violation of the rights of Harvard sanctioned by the first amendment. Harvard will continue to protect his international students,” said a spokesperson for the institute.
In light of the restrictions, the Minister of the Venezuelan interior, Diosdado Cabello, said: “Being in the United States represents a great risk for anyone, not only for Venezuelans”.