List of US Nigeria, 25 African countries in the list of fresh visa restrictions

The United States government has placed Nigeria along with 25 other African countries in the list of new visa restrictions in a significant expansion of its travel ban under President Donald Trump.

According to a report by the Washington Post on Saturday, visa restrictions also affect 11 other countries around the world because their citizens will find it more difficult to enter the US.

The report quoting a memo signed by the State Secretary, Marco Rubio, outlines proposals that can impose visa restrictions or prohibitions on 36 countries.

The memo notes that some countries “do not have competent or cooperative central government authority to produce reliable identity documents or other civilian documents,” or they suffer from “widespread government fraud.”

Besides Nigeria, other countries affected by visa restrictions are Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Democratic Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Ethiopia; Egypt; Gabon; Gambia and Ghana.

Others are Ivory Beach; Kyrgyzstan; Liberia; Malawi; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Sao Tome and Principle; Senegal; South Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Tonga; Tuvalu; Uganda; Vanuatu; Zambia; and Zimbabwe.

Going with the memo, the Department of Foreign Affairs revealed that the proposed restrictions will affect the main US partners such as Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana and Djibouti.

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“These countries are expected to comply with the new requirements set from the US State Department within 60 days or face restrictions on potential travel,” the report said.

“The reason for the proposed restrictions is; failure to produce reliable identity or civil documents; high-visa levels, government corruption and fraud; citizenship-investment schemes with minimal residency requirements and alleged” antisemitic and anti-American activities.

“If it is enforced, the step will mark one of the most aggressive immigration crush in Trump’s second term of office, withdraw parallel with the original” Muslim ban “from his first term. Critics see it as discriminatory and Xenophobia.

“The memo gives the government of 60 days registered to comply with US screening and new security benchmarks. Nations are expected to submit an initial action plan on June 18 at 8 am to avoid sentences.

“Countries can avoid sanctions by receiving deportation from the US or entering the agreement” a safe third state “,” he said.

A professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School, Stephen Yale-Loehr, who was interviewed by The Post, said:
“Even if this expansion is legal, it is not a good policy. The ban on travel does not only affect foreigners but US citizens. The family will be separated because of this travel ban.”