Mogadishu (KAAB TV) – A new immigration plan from the U.S. Department of State, as reported by the New York Times, proposes stricter entry regulations for citizens of several Arab and other countries. The plan is set to impact 43 nations, with the U.S. government proposing a categorization of these countries into three groups.
According to the New York Times, citizens from countries in the first category will be banned from entering the United States. This group includes Yemen, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba, as per a draft of the plan obtained by the newspaper.
The second category imposes severe restrictions on visits to the U.S., affecting 10 countries: Russia, Belarus, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Turkmenistan, Eritrea, and South Sudan.
The third group contains countries whose citizens face restrictions on entering the United States. These include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Vanuatu, Gambia, the Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Liberia, Mauritania, Malawi, Mali, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea, Saint Kitts, and Chad.
The New York Times notes that the lists were issued by the U.S. Department of State a few weeks ago and may be subject to changes.