US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem don tok say she go recommend travel ban ontop some countries wey she claim say dem dey 'flood' US with criminal activity. She tok dis one for social media on Monday, say she meet President Donald Trump and dem decide to suggest 'full travel ban ontop every country wey dey flood our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies'.
Trump and di Department of Homeland Security (DHS) later share Noem post ontop dia official social media accounts. E still no clear which countries di proposed travel ban go affect, or when e go start. BBC don request comment from di DHS.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tell Fox News on Monday evening say Trump don announce travel ban several months ago ontop 'third world and failed state' countries, and say Noem recommendation go 'widen' dat one to encompass more nations. On 4 June, di White House list 19 countries, predominantly for Africa, di Middle East and di Caribbean, wey go face full or partial immigration restrictions.
Noem comments come days after two National Guard members dem shoot for Washington DC last Wednesday. Before she tok about travel ban, Noem write ontop social media say 100,000 Afghan nationals enter US under di Biden-era Operation Allies Welcome programme, and she say di DHS go overhaul di vetting process.
Officials identify di suspect for di DC shooting as Afghan national wey enter US for 2021 as part of dat programme, wey dem design for locals wey work with American troops during di 20-year US deployment to Afghanistan. According to di emails from last year wey BBC partner CBS News obtain, di suspect struggle with im mental health after im arrive for US.
Reactions to Kristi Noem's Call
Di call wey Kristi Noem make don generate mixed reactions. Some people dey support am, dey say e go help protect di US from criminals and terrorists. Others dey criticize am, dey say e be discriminatory and e go harm innocent people.
Potential Impact of Travel Ban
- Disrupt travel and tourism
- Strain international relations
- Raise concerns about human rights
Di full impact of di proposed travel ban still dey uncertain, but e sure say e go spark debate and controversy.