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Travel ban, student visas, Biden inquiry: Trump rolls out 3 big announcements
His three policies could change the landscape not just in the United States but also have far-reaching consequences around the world
- PUBLISHED: Thu 5 Jun 2025, 6:05 PM
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced three big moves, two of which are likely to shift the global power's trajectory with the rest of the world.
Trump, who is in his second term, rolled out three policies which could change the landscape not just in the United States but have far-reaching consequences around the world.
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So, what are these measures? Here is a list of the three big announcements:
Travel ban on 12 countries
Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning the citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats.
The directive is part of an immigration crackdown Trump launched this year at the start of his second term, which has also included the deportation to El Salvador of hundreds of Venezuelans suspected of being gang members, as well as efforts to deny enrollments of some foreign students and deport others.
The proclamation is effective on June 9, 2025 at 12.01am EDT (0401 GMT). Visas issued before that date will not be revoked, the order said.
The countries affected:
Afghanistan
Myanmar
Chad
Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Haiti
Iran
Libya
Somalia
Sudan
Yemen
Restricted entry to people from 7 countries:
Burundi
Cuba
Laos
Sierra Leone
Togo
Turkmenistan
Venezuela
Suspension of foreign students at Harvard
Trump also suspended for an initial six months the entry into the United States of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programmes at Harvard University, amid an escalating dispute with the Ivy League school.
Trump's proclamation cited national security concerns as a justification for barring international students from entering the United States to pursue studies at the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based university.
Investigation into Biden's health
Trump, who turns 79 on June 14, has also ordered an investigation into what Republicans claim was a cover-up of former President Joe Biden's declining cognitive health during his term in the White House.
"This conspiracy marks one of the most dangerous and concerning scandals in American history," a presidential memorandum reads.
The Republicans cite Biden's infrequent public appearances while in office, as well as his apparent unwillingness to sit for interviews as evidence of what they say was a man incapable of doing the demanding job of Commander-in-Chief of the United States.
