What to Know
- Starting today, nationals of 12 countries — including Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen — will be barred from entering the United States after a Trump administration executive order went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET.
- While seven more countries — Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela — face significant visa restrictions, the international reaction on the ban’s first day has been muted.
- President Donald Trump spoke at length with Chinese leader Xi Jinping by phone last Thursday in an attempt to put relations back on track. The U.K. government says it is providing the venue and logistics for a U.S.-China meeting but is not involved in the talks.
Nationals from seven more countries will also face significant visa restrictions, with national security and terrorism the reasons President Donald Trump cited behind the restrictions. Follow along for live updates.
