When the president Donald Trump announced the new and expanded travel ban this week, the list of countries facing restrictions was not apparent. A closer look, however, reveals that many of the countries are united by a harsh recent history of civil war or armed conflict.
Of the 12 countries from which travels are completely limited, the three are involved in bloody civil wars: Yemen, Myanmar and Sudan.
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OR Myanmar It is considered one of the most extreme conflicts in the world due to the number of armed groups involved in the civil war there and ranks only behind the Gaza and the West Bank in the evaluation of the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (Acled).
The Acled He mentions Sudan as the eighth most extreme conflict zone in the midst of a devastating civil war between the country’s army and an opposing paramilitary force. The battles have led to more than 150,000 deaths and a massive humanitarian crisis that is one of the worst in the world.
OR Yemenconsidered by ACLED to have high but not extreme levels of conflict, is Houthi’s headquarters. The Trump government redefines Houthi as a foreign terrorist organization in early March.
These conflicts and others around the world have caused mass immigration to neighboring countries or places that are considered more stable – sometimes provoking political reactions with the aim of refugees. In some cases, immigrants do not have homes to return or cannot return due to instability or the presence of an enemy regime.
Many of the other countries in the list of total ban – Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Ecuador Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya and Somalia – there are also conflicts of various degrees of intensity.
To Haitithe government is struggling to regain power after gangs seized the huge control of its capital, Port-O-Prenz. 10% of the Haitian population has been displaced as a result of gang violence. The neighboring Dominican Republic implemented a plan in 2024 for mass deportations of the border behind the border.
To Somaliaa government emerges from a heritage of many decades of civil war, seeking help from international partners to fight against al-Shabab rebels, who are al-Qaeda worldwide subsidiaries.
Further to Africa, Libya is in danger of political instability in its oil deposits, just five years after a six -year civil war that cut the country in two.
In most cases, the White House He referred to the extension of visa as an excuse for the complete ban on travel in countries, including nations with a Muslim majority such as Iran, Somalia and Yemen.
Other countries affected by the ban – including Cuba, Venezuela and Iran – are linked by historical rival relations with the United States.
Human rights organizations condemned the move, citing the confusion and turmoil caused by the Trump government ban. “This restores all the tragic stories … People who were unable to see a dying relative or the birth of a young child and had to attend marriages at Zoom,” Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, told The post.
Source :Skai
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