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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

Trump drafts three-tier US travel ban targeting 43 countries

President Donald Trump appears to have expanded the scope of the travel ban from his first term to include 43 countries, according to a report.

Although Trump failed to reintroduce the “travel ban” on “day one” of his second term, as he promised, he did issue an executive order on January 20 directing cabinet members to draft a list of countries that should face full or partial travel restrictions because their "vetting and screening information is so deficient" within 60 days.

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