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As Old Travel Ban Expires, Donald Trump Doubles Down With New, More Expansive Ban

Critics accuse the president of overstepping his legal authority and violating the U.S. Constitution's protections against religious bias.

As Old Travel Ban Expires, Donald Trump Doubles Down With New, More Expansive Ban
US President Donald Trump makes a statement for the press before a meeting with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly September 21, 2017 in New York City. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Last night, President Donald Trump imposed new limits on travel to the United States from eight countries to go into effect October 18. The move appears to be his next step from his original travel ban, which restricted travel from six Muslim-majority nations. The president's new proclamation keeps restrictions on five of those six countries––Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen–– lifts restrictions on visitors from the Sudan and permanently bars visitors and immigrants from Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela. The president cited threats to national security posed by letting their citizens into the country.

“As president, I must act to protect the security and interests of the United States and its people,” Trump said in the proclamation. "I am committed to our ongoing efforts to engage those countries willing to cooperate, improve information sharing and identity-management protocols and procedures, and address both terrorism-related and public-safety risks."

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