On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a Proclamation, “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” Effective June 9, 2025, barring some exceptions, the United States shall:
“fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen” and “…partially restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 7 countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.”
Full restrictions apply to nonimmigrant and immigrant admissions, while partial restrictions are specific to certain visa categories, for example “B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J”.
The proclamation applies only to foreign nationals of the designated countries who:
- are outside the United States on the applicable effective date of this proclamation; and
- do not have a valid visa on the applicable effective date of this proclamation.
The proclamation also provides for the following exemptions:
- any lawful permanent resident of the United States;
- any dual national …when traveling on a passport issued by a country not designated;
- any foreign national traveling with a valid nonimmigrant visa in A, G, or NATO classifications;
- any athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, persons performing a necessary support role, and immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup, Olympics, or other major sporting event as determined by the Secretary of State;
- immediate family immigrant visas with clear and convincing evidence of identity and family relationship (e.g., DNA);
- adoptions;
- Afghan Special Immigrant Visas;
- Special Immigrant Visas for United States Government employees; and
- immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran.
