All the countries affected by Trump's travel ban as president adds even more to the list

Donald Trump is imposing full or partial travel bans on even more countries, bringing the total to 39.

Trump has long been threatening to clamp down on travel and immigration, but Washington DC's shooting on November 26 gave him more scope to further his restrictions.

A National Guard member was sadly killed in the incident, while another was left with serious injuries and has only just been discharged from hospital.

Following the attack it was announced that the Trump administration will be enforcing travel bans on 19 countries, those being: Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

Around the time of the announcement, US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revealed that she'd advised the president to ban citizens from 'every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies' — and seemingly, Noem has now got her way.

Trump has signed a new proclamation that will come into force on January 1 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump's travel ban explained

The travel ban means that there are visa restrictions on nationals from certain countries.

Trump had already enforced a ban on 12 'high-risk' countries back in June, and this was later expanded to 19.

Now, following a new proclamation signed by Trump yesterday (December 16), people from the aforementioned 19 countries will have both immigrant and non-immigrant visa issuances suspended, Fragomen Immigration Firm explains. The change will come into force on January 1, 2026.

In regards to countries facing partial bans, the new proclamation suspends immigrant visa issuance, as well as nonimmigrant visa issuance in only the B, F, M, and J visa classifications for temporary visitors, students, and exchange visitors.

New countries added to Trump's ban

Seven countries have been added to Trump's full travel ban, those being: Laos, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria.

Laos and Sierra Leone were previously under partial restrictions, but the new proclamation has upped them to full.

Meanwhile, 15 new countries are facing partial bans. The list includes: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Laos is now facing full restrictions instead of partial (Getty Stock Image)

Exceptions

The proclamation included exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories like athletes and diplomats, and individuals whose entry serves US national interests.

Why is Trump bringing in the travel bans?

Per a White House press release, the Trump administration say that the limitations that are part of the proclamation are 'necessary to prevent the entry of foreign nationals about whom the United States lacks sufficient information to assess the risks they pose, garner cooperation from foreign governments, enforce our immigration laws, and advance other important foreign policy, national security, and counterterrorism objectives'.

"It is the president’s duty to take action to ensure that those seeking to enter our country will not harm the American people," it adds.