In the wake of the brutal Hamas-led terrorist attacks that have left more than 1,000 dead in Israel, former President Donald Trump has vowed to reinstate a travel ban from “terror-afflicted countries” if re-elected.
The travel ban — which was falsely branded as a “Muslim ban” — was enacted via executive order as one of Trump’s first acts as president in 2017. Under the order, travel and most legal immigration was banned from Yemen, Syria, Libya, Iran Somalia, Venezuela, North Korea, Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, and Kyrgyzstan due to prevalence of terrorism or anti-U.S. actions. Trump Administration officials also cited limited ability for security personnel to vet outgoing migrants in most of the listed countries.
While speaking at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Monday, Trump addressed the latest terrorist attacks in Israel and touted the travel ban as a tool that kept Americans safe.
“As president, I will once again stand strongly with the state of Israel, and will cut off the money to the terrorists on day one. And reimpose the travel ban on terror-afflicted countries,” Trump said.
“I had a travel ban. You know, think of it. I don’t like talking about it, but now