US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on 4 June banning entry to the United States for citizens of 12 countries, citing national security, illegal immigration, visa overstayers, terrorism fears and countries' refusal to accept deportees. The article lists the stated reasons for each targeted country and cites US immigration statistics.
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On 4 June, US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation addressing issues of national security arising from the entry of foreigners into the US. The proclamation banned entry to the US of citizens of 12 countries.
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During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States, which successfully prevented national security threats from reaching our borders and which the Supreme Court upheld.
I remain committed to engaging with those countries willing to cooperate to improve information-sharing and identity-management procedures, and to address both terrorism-related and public-safety risks.
But until countries with identified inadequacies address them, members of my Cabinet have recommended certain conditional restrictions and limitations. I have considered and largely accepted those recommendations and impose the limitations…
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As per 2021 figures, there were over 11 million unauthorised immigrants in the US.
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The US reported nearly 11 million “unauthorized border encounters” between October 2019 and June 2024.
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In the fiscal year of 2023, visa overstayers totalled 510,400.
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The overstay rate for Indians was 1.4 per cent.
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Chad showed overstay rates between 49.54 to 55.64 per cent.
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Equatorial Guinea had a B-1/B-2 visa overstay rate between 21.98 and 70.18 per cent.
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The proclamation banned entry to the US of citizens of 12 countries.
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