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US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will expand its travel ban from 19 to over 30 countries, without naming additions.
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 5, 2025 06:58 IST
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday that the Donald Trump administration plans to widen its current travel ban from 19 countries to more than 30. Noem did not name which additional countries would be affected, but she confirmed the number will exceed 30.
“I won’t be specific on the number, but it’s over 30, and the president is continuing to evaluate countries,” she said in an interview on Fox News' “The Ingraham Angle.
Her recommendation follows a public social-media post after a meeting with Trump, in which she called for a “full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.”
This push comes in the wake of a recent shooting in Washington, D.C. that killed a Guard member and injured another — the suspect was reportedly an Afghan national admitted under an earlier resettlement programme.
Noem and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) say they are reviewing the vetting process for migrants admitted under prior policies, especially those from the countries already on the banned list.
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Published By:
Aashish Vashistha
Published On:
Dec 5, 2025
