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Myanmar among 12 countries listed in US travel ban

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday fully restricting the entry of nationals from 12 countries, citing risks to national security. The countries listed by the White House are Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

The U.S. travel ban states that it is “to protect the nation from foreign terrorist entry and other national security and public safety threats.” A student from Burma currently applying for an education visa for graduate studies in the U.S. told DVB that it was not fair to list Burma among these 12 countries. “How can we be seen as a threat?” she asked.