U.S. plans travel-ban widening to over 30 nations after deadly attack by foreign migrant.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the Trump administration is preparing its most sweeping travel-ban expansion yet—extending restrictions from 19 countries to more than 30, in a major escalation of American border security policy. The move intensifies Washington’s scrutiny of migrants from unstable, terror-linked, and authoritarian regions across Africa, the Middle East, and the developing world.
Speaking on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, Noem confirmed that the list of banned countries is set to grow significantly. “I won’t be specific on the number, but it’s over 30,” she said, noting that President Trump is actively reviewing which nations pose the greatest risk to U.S. security.
Her remarks followed a forceful social-media post after a private meeting with Trump, in which she urged a “full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.” Her message echoes the administration’s argument that the U.S. can no longer accept migrants from failed states, extremist-dominated territories, or countries overrun by corruption and violent factions—regions that have repeatedly exported instability, including to Israel and the Western world.
The expanded travel-ban push comes after a deadly shooting in Washington, D.C., where an Afghan national—admitted under a previous resettlement program—killed a National Guard member and injured another. This incident has fueled Trump’s claim that weak vetting and misguided humanitarian admissions have endangered Americans.
The White House had already issued a June 4 proclamation restricting immigration from 19 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean—regions often controlled by hostile regimes, Islamist networks, and militia-ruled factions. DHS now says it is conducting a full re-evaluation of the vetting standards used under past administrations, focusing especially on immigrants from the countries already listed.
President Trump has intensified his rhetoric in recent weeks, stating he intends to “permanently pause migration” from poorer, unstable nations and initiate mass deportations—even of migrants living legally in the United States. He argues that unchecked immigration has contributed to crime, housing shortages, and what he calls deep “social dysfunction.”
The administration’s escalating stance reflects a broader trend across Western democracies—including Israel—where states are tightening borders in response to rising threats from terror-linked or destabilized regions.
