Fixing our broken — some might say non-existent during Joe Biden’s presidency — immigration system has been a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda in both of his terms, and he’s doing far more than simply securing the border. In addition to tightening other immigration restrictions, on Tuesday, he issued a new proclamation, titled “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States.”
➡️ The Proclamation continues full restrictions & entry limitations of nationals from the original 12 high-risk countries established under Proclamation 10949: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, &…
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 16, 2025
AMERICA FIRST SECURITY
President Donald J. Trump just signed a new Proclamation, STRENGTHENING our borders & national security with data-driven restrictions on high-risk countries with severe deficiencies in screening & vetting.
The Proclamation continues full restrictions & entry limitations of nationals from the original 12 high-risk countries established under Proclamation 10949: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, & Yemen.
It adds full restrictions & entry limitations on 5 additional countries based on recent analysis: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, & Syria.
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In conjunction with the proclamation, which is a follow-on to Proclamation 10949, issued in June, the White House issued a fact sheet highlighting key points of this latest executive action:
- The Proclamation continues the full restrictions and entry limitations of nationals from the original 12 high-risk countries established under Proclamation 10949: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
- It adds full restrictions and entry limitations on 5 additional countries based on recent analysis: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria.
- It also adds full restrictions and entry limitations on individuals holding Palestinian-Authority-issued travel documents.
- It imposes full restrictions and entry limitations on 2 countries that were previously subject to partial restrictions: Laos and Sierra Leone.
- The Proclamation continues partial restrictions of nationals from 4 of the 7 original high-risk countries: Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela.
- Because Turkmenistan has engaged productively with the United States and demonstrated significant progress since the previous Proclamation, this new Proclamation lifts the ban on its nonimmigrant visas, while maintaining the suspension of entry for Turkmen nationals as immigrants.
- It adds partial restrictions and entry limitations on 15 additional countries: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- The Proclamation includes exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories like athletes and diplomats, and individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interests.
- The Proclamation narrows broad family-based immigrant visa carve-outs that carry demonstrated fraud risks, while preserving case-by-case waivers.
The fact sheet further elaborates on the rationale for the restrictions:
- After consulting with cabinet officials and in light of the original report pursuant to Executive Order 14161, Proclamation 10949, and country-specific information gathered since, President Trump has determined that the entry of nationals from additional countries must be restricted or limited to protect U.S. national security and public safety interests.
- The restrictions are country-specific in order to encourage cooperation with the subject countries in recognition of each country’s unique circumstances.
- Many of the restricted countries suffer from widespread corruption, fraudulent or unreliable civil documents and criminal records, and nonexistent birth-registration systems—systemically preventing accurate vetting.
It also lays out the specific justification as to the restrictions placed on each country, in many cases due to a high rate of visa overstays, while other factors listed include difficulty with screening and vetting, and refusing to accept back removable nationals.
No doubt, we’ll be hearing a hue and cry from the Left over these additional restrictions, but President Trump’s focus on addressing the multitude of issues with our immigration system — issues that were compounded by the Biden administration — remains steadfast.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump, illegal immigration into our great country has virtually stopped. Despite the radical left’s lies, new legislation wasn’t needed to secure our border, just a new president.
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