US President Donald Trump has expanded his travel ban to the US by banning citizens from seven more countries, including Syria and Palestinian Authority (PA) passport holders, from entering the country.
According to a White House statement, Trump is taking strict action by banning the entry of foreigners who risk threatening the harmony of the US people.
He also intends to prevent the entry of foreigners in the US who are alleged to be at risk of undermining the government, culture, institutions and principles of the country.
The move was taken following the deaths of two US soldiers and a civilian in Syria.
Previously, Trump tried to restore Syria's standing internationally following the fall of its former ruler, Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian authorities explained that the attacker was a member of the security forces who should have been fired for having 'extremist Islamic ideology.'
The countries subject to a complete travel ban include some of the poorest countries in Africa such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan, as well as Laos in Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, Trump has also imposed partial travel restrictions on several other African countries, including Nigeria, which has the largest population, as well as several Caribbean countries with a majority black population.
In addition to Nigeria, the countries currently subject to partial restrictions are Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mauritania, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
