The President Donald Trump ha forbidden either restricted The entrance to USA To the citizens of 19 countries, included Cuba and Venezuelaaccording to a document published by the White House.
The prohibition affects Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Partial entry restriction applies to Cuba, Venezuela, Burundi, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo and Turkmenistan.
Cuba is a “Sponsor of terrorism“And the Castro government “Does not cooperate or share enough information“With the United States, in addition to refusing”historically to readmit to their nationals ” expelledread in the document.
Venezuela “It lacks one competent central authority or cooperative for Issue passports either civil documents and It does not have adequate review and verification measures“says the text that also accuses the country of having rejected “historically“To the expelled Venezuelans.
According to Trump The ban was motivated by an attack in Colorado against protesters who requested the liberation of Israeli hostages in Loop. The US authorities attributed it to a man who, according to them, was in the country illegally.
“The recent terrorist attack in Boulder, Coloradohas underlined the extreme hazards represented by the entry of foreign citizens who They are not properly verified“, said Trump In a video message from the Oval Office published in the Social Network X.
“We don’t want them“He said.
Trump compared the new measures with the prohibition imposed on a number of countries mainly Muslims during his first term, which, he said, prevented USA suffered attacks such as those that occurred in Europe.
“We will not let what happened in Europe occur in USA“Trump said.
“We cannot have open migration from any country from which we cannot verify and Filter safely and reliable“He added.