Trump Administration Considers Drastically Expanding Travel Ban

The Associated Press reports the White House is considering whether or not to expand President Trump’s 2017 travel ban to focus on the nation’s security leading up to the 2020 election.

White House House spokesman Hogan Gidley declined to confirm the plans supposedly circulating through the White House, but praised the travel ban for making the country safer.

“The Travel Ban has been very successful in protecting our Country and raising the security baseline around the world,” he said in a statement. “While there are no new announcements at this time, common-sense and national security both dictate that if a country wants to fully participate in U.S. immigration programs, they should also comply with all security and counter-terrorism measures — because we do not want to import terrorism or any other national security threat into the United States.”

The most recent version of the ban includes restrictions on the following countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, as well as Venezuela and North Korea.

The AP writes:

The current ban suspends immigrant and non-immigrant visas to applicants from the affected countries, but it allows exceptions, including for students and those who have established “significant contacts” in the U.S.. And it represents a significant softening from Trump’s initial order, which had suspended travel from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for 90 days, blocked refugee admissions for 120 days and suspended travel from Syria…

…Under the current system, restrictions are targeted at countries the Department of Homeland Security says fail to share sufficient information with the U.S. or haven’t taken necessary security precautions, such as issuing electronic passports with biometric information and sharing information about travelers’ terror-related and criminal histories…

…Countries that fail to comply risk new restrictions and limitations, while countries that comply can have their restrictions lifted.

A travel ban makes sense following the attack on a U.S. Naval base last month by a Saudi militant. President Trump won the 2016 election because he told the American people he would use the office of the president to protect American citizens. Preventing people from entering our country who come from places that don’t have proper security makes sense.

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