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President Trump adds Africa’s biggest country, Nigeria, as well as Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania, to his restricted travel list.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday added six countries to the nations facing stringent travel restrictions, virtually blocking immigration from Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, and from Myanmar, where refugees are fleeing genocide.

Beside Nigeria, varying degrees of restrictions will hit three other African countries, Eritrea, Sudan and Tanzania, and one former Soviet state, Kyrgyzstan. Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya could also be caught in the crossfire. The total number of countries on the restricted travel list now stands at 13.

Immigrant visas, issued mostly to foreigners intending to live in the United States, will be banned from Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan. The ban would prevent immigrants from Sudan and Tanzania from obtaining diversity visas. Homeland Security and State Department officials said some immigrants would be able to obtain waivers from the restrictions.

The proclamation, which President Trump was expected to sign on Friday, will take effect on February 22.

The administration has argued that the ban, enacted in 2017 to restrict travel from Muslim-majority countries, is necessary to ensure that countries satisfy security requirements for travel into the United States, or face restrictions until they do.

The expansion of the restrictions, which already affected more than 135 million people in seven countries, is likely to hinder more than 12,300 potential immigrants from resettling in the United States or reuniting with their family. The effect on Nigeria, not only Africa’s most populous country but also its largest economy, could be particularly severe.

A United States government official said the administration was adding Nigeria and Tanzania to the list because of the number of people who come from the African countries on a visa and end up illegally staying in the United States. The official said Sudan and Eritrea had not satisfied the administration’s information-sharing requirements.

traihit:
Seriously?

FrLukas:
No wonder a popular Pentecostal bishop in Nigeria was refused visa.

Anyway, America is not the only country we can travel to. Let America hold their visa. Nigerians have decided to stay back at home to develop their country.

GamalNasser:
Thanks to

nameo:
If the Buhari Govt is not able to pull strings diplomatically and prevent this terrible situation, it would have lost every ouch of international standing Nigeria ever had.

Things are just getting worse on all counts!!!

kemmylove101:
No white country. this guy never disappoint

voltron14:
And I guess Tanzania and Eritrea are also unworthy of pulling diplomatic strings?

Perhaps we should sell our sovereignty to the US or continue to encourage those on visitors visas to abscond.

nameo:
If the Buhari Govt is not able to pull strings diplomatically and prevent this terrible situation, it would have lost every ouch of international standing Nigeria ever had.

Things are just getting worse on all counts!!!

voltron14:
Overstayers and Trump.

nameo:
Are you comparing Nigeria with Tanzania or Eritrean?

Diplomatically? Really??

GamalNasser:
Leave Trump out of it

Biafrannuke:
it's game over for the zoo. The era of petrol-dollar diplomacy is over. IPOB is here to ensure that.

Biafra g'enwe mmeri!

axglide:
I think it's high time

nameo:
Bros, am not a Biafra supporter. I still believe in nigeria as bad as things have become.

Thank you though

voltron14:
You guys should stop this nonsense.

When someone called your homestead a shithole you encouraged him.

Today, you will go into a frenzy over a mere immigration policy that bars you from migrating.

Be screaming Tanzania and Eritrea up and down.

GamalNasser:
Thanks to those animal that went to protest and burn American flag when Soleimani was killed ...Well no matter what Trump does I still support him ..We must not forget that Buhari has locked our own border for months now and zombies have been applauding them

nameo:
Will you keep kwayet.

Restricting Nigerians from travelling to USA is a BIG deal. A very big one. Dont limit it by calling it "...a mere immigration policy".

It is another indication of how low Nigeria has fallen.

I know Trump is crazy. But there are some countries that he would not have done this with. Not this easily. Moreover, the excuse he would give is the terrible security situation in todays Nigeria with Boko haram, ISWAP and herdsmen/bandits killing indiscriminately.

The security situation directly reflects on the President, who is C-inC

ENG0701:
I don't think that it has anything to do with the protest. The reason is in the last paragraph. Almost 20% of Nigerians that visit the US end up stating illegally.

GamalNasser:
Thanks to those animal that went to protest and burn American flag when Soleimani was killed ...Well no matter what Trump does I still support him ..We must not forget that Buhari has locked our own border for months now and zombies have been applauding them

Bakinwuta:
Even when you clearly see the reason as detailed below that is about illegal migrant

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United States government official said the administration was adding Nigeria and Tanzania to the list because of the number of people who come from the African countries on a visa and end up illegally staying in the United States. [/strong]

You people always fail to allow obvious facts prevail....Tell your desperate folks evading proper documentation and illegally staying pass there visa to have sense.

GamalNasser:
So you want the US to announce protest as a reason ? Receive sense