{"id":20117372,"date":"2025-06-05T16:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20117372"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:01:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:01:39","slug":"sudan-named-in-new-us-travel-ban-signed-by-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-named-in-new-us-travel-ban-signed-by-trump","title":{"rendered":"Sudan named in new US travel ban signed by Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sudan has been added to a list of countries whose nationals are barred from entering the US under a new travel ban signed by President Donald Trump, yesterday. The measure, citing national security concerns, will come into effect on June 9.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudan joins 11 other countries facing full restrictions: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen. Nationals from seven additional countries will face partial limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the recent\u00a0proclamation by President Trump<\/a>, the US government says Sudan lacks a reliable system for issuing and verifying identity documents or properly vetting travellers, and cites high visa overstay rates among Sudanese nationals as justification for the country\u2019s inclusion in the new travel ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement echoed Trump\u2019s 2017 travel ban, widely known as the \u201cMuslim ban\u201d, which faced legal challenges but was ultimately upheld by the US Supreme Court. That policy initially targeted several Muslim-majority countries and was later expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said the list remains under review and could be updated, but until countries address identified shortcomings, the US will maintain certain conditional restrictions and limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision comes amid rising tensions in US\u2013Sudan relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the US State Department\u00a0imposed sanctions<\/a>\u00a0on Sudan after determining that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) violated the Chemical Weapons Convention, citing alleged\u00a0chlorine gas attacks<\/a>\u00a0during the ongoing war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, Sovereignty Council leader and SAF Commander-in-chief Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan ordered the\u00a0formation of a national investigative committee<\/a>, comprising officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and the General Intelligence Service. The body has been instructed to deliver its findings \u201cimmediately\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudan\u2019s Foreign Ministry rejected the allegations as baseless and reaffirmed its commitment to international treaties, including the prohibition of chemical weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister of Culture and Information Khaled Aleiser condemned the sanctions, describing them as \u201cpolitical blackmail\u201d and \u201cfalsification of facts\u201d.<\/p>\n