Yuri Kobzar21:14, 15.06.25

The first swallow was the entry ban for citizens of 12 countries in early June.

The US will become more difficult to enter . The Trump administration is considering significantly expanding the list of countries whose citizens are completely banned from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters .

In early June, Trump signed an executive order banning entry to citizens of 12 countries, saying it would protect America from “foreign terrorists” and other threats.

A new internal document signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio lists threats originating from citizens of a number of other countries.

“The Department has identified 36 countries of concern that may be recommended for full or partial suspension of entry if they fail to meet established criteria and requirements within 60 days,” the document states.

In particular, the State Department is concerned that some countries on this list do not have a competent or cooperative government to issue truly reliable identity documents. Another concern was the “questionable security” of some countries’ passports.

The cable also said that some countries had refused to cooperate with Washington in deporting their citizens from the U.S. Other reasons for concern were the involvement of the country’s citizens in terrorist acts in the United States or in anti-Semitic and anti-American activities.

The document also lists the countries against which the State Department has the above and other claims: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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