US President Donald Trump has imposed a ban on entry into the United States for 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
The White House said in a statement that the ban is intended to protect the country from "foreign terrorists and other threats to national security," A2 CNN writes.
Trump also decided to partially restrict entry for citizens of 7 countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. The restrictions, the White House note notes, apply to both migrants and non-migrants.
The president said he made the decision after the anti-Semitic attack in Boulder, Colorado. Egypt, the country of origin of the attacker Mohamed Soliman, is not among the countries affected by the measure, A2 CNN reports.
Trump also announced that he has banned visas for foreign students at Harvard.
"I have determined that it is necessary to restrict the entry of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States exclusively or primarily to participate in a course of study at Harvard or in an exchange program organized by the university," the statement said.
Harvard University called the executive order issued yesterday by Donald Trump a "retaliatory" order, reports A2 CNN.
"This is another unlawful retaliatory action by the administration, in violation of Harvard's First Amendment rights. Harvard will continue to protect its international students," a spokesperson for the institution said.
Under these conditions, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said: "Being in the United States poses a great risk for everyone, not just Venezuelans." (A2 Televizion)
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