Trump administration considers travel restriction for dozens of nations, including Pakistan.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Trump administration is considering imposing broad travel restrictions on citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to individuals familiar with the subject and an internal letter obtained by Reuters.

The document mentions 41 nations, separated into three sections. The top ten nations, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba, and North Korea, would face full visa suspension.

In the second category, five countries—Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, and South Sudan—would suffer partial bans that would affect tourist, student, and other immigration visas, with limited exclusions.

In the third category, a total of 26 nations, including Belarus, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan, would be evaluated for a partial suspension of US visa issuance if their governments “do not make efforts to address deficiencies within 60 days”, according to the document.

A US official speaking on the condition of anonymity said the list may change and has not to be cleared by the administration, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The list of nations was initially reported on by the New York Times.

The measure echoes President Donald Trump’s first-term ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, which went through numerous revisions before being affirmed by the Supreme Court in 2018.

Trump signed an executive order on January 20 ordering increased security scrutiny of any foreigners seeking entry to the U.S. to discover national security concerns.

That directive instructed various cabinet members to provide by March 21 a list of nations from which travel should be prohibited in part or whole because their “vetting and screening information is so deficient.”

Trump’s decree is part of an immigration crackdown that he initiated at the start of his second administration.

In an October 2023 address, he announced his proposal to limit individuals from the Gaza Strip, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and “anywhere else that threatens our security.”

The State Department did not immediately reply to Reuters’s request for comment.