- In a bold statement during his 2024 presidential campaign, former President Trump announced his intention to reintroduce a travel ban “even bigger than before,” referencing his administration’s previous restrictions on travelers from predominantly Muslim countries.
- The original bans faced significant legal challenges, with the third version ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018, restricting travelers from five Muslim-majority nations, North Korea and Venezuela.
Trump Promises to Return Travel Ban from Major Muslim Nations
During his 2024 presidential campaign, former President Trump announced his plan to bring back a travel ban that would be even bigger than before. This ban would affect people from Muslim-majority countries that are:
- Syria
- Libya
- Iran
- Yemen
- Somalia
These are similar to the restrictions his administration had put in place previously. The ban faced legal challenges but got ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018. It limited entry for travelers from five Muslim-majority countries, North Korea and Venezuela. In 2020, he even proposed to expand the bill to six more countries including Kyrgyzstan. However, after President Biden took office, he overturned the ban using an executive order, marking a new phase in travel policy.
Trump made these remarks while addressing voters in Council Bluffs, Iowa, primarily a predominantly White state. He highlighted the perceived effectiveness of the travel ban during his tenure, stating that it prevented “radical Islamic terrorists and jihadists” from entering the country. Trump vowed to implement an even stronger and expanded travel ban if he were to return to office, emphasizing the need to protect shopping centres, cities, and farms from potential threats.
These are similar to the restrictions his administration had put in place previously. The ban faced legal challenges but got ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018. It limited entry for travellers from five Muslim-majority countries, North Korea and Venezuela. In 2020, he even proposed to expand the bill to six more countries including Kyrgyzstan. However, after President Biden took office, he overturned the ban using an executive order, marking a new phase in travel policy.
History of the Ban
This ban was implemented for months under Trumpâs rule in 2017. It significantly impacted individuals from seven countries, including five Muslim-majority nations: Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. Over 135 million individuals potentially fell under the ban, with the majority hailing from the five Muslim-majority countries, most notably Iran, which has a population of over 80 million.
While critics argued that the ban disproportionately affects Muslims, the inclusion of North Korea and Venezuela in the order was referred to by the Supreme Court as evidence against it being a religiously motivated ban. However, Venezuela’s travelers to the USA are already low, given its population, and North Korea has strict travel policies that already restrict its citizens from traveling. Therefore, using these countries as a shred of evidence to depict this bill as an unbiased bill is insensible.
Iran was among the most affected countries due to its population size and the number of Iranians who had come to the United States forstudies and other purposes. The ban’s impact extended to the Iranian-American community, estimated to consist of one million individuals, many of whom have relatives in Iran who may have faced challenges in emigrating or visiting.
Even though this ban couldnât expand further due to Trumpâs defeat in the 2020 presidential elections and was later removed by Biden, Trump continues to use this to attract voters for the 2024 Elections.
The discussion surrounding the travel ban revolves around accusations of discrimination against countries with a Muslim majority. It sparks worries about potential restrictions on personal and educational prospects for those impacted. Opponents claim that the ban unfairly singles out certain groups, impeding cultural exchange and straining international relationships. This highlights Trump’s inclination to leverage bias against Muslims as a means to garner support for the upcoming presidential elections.
To win elections, either you have to promise peace and harmony to the country or the best thing and the easiest one is to offend Muslims and spread some misleading information on Islam.
Many countries follow this. đ
This is a terrible article itâs good that Muslims arenât coming here are you aware of whatâs the state of Muslims in the west. Broken families. Secularized and liberalized Muslims many are very ignorant and many have their children taken away from them form sjw warriors. Even if they doesnât happen thereâs a high chance their children or grandchildren wonât be Muslims or will become munafiq.So itâs good that Muslims donât go to the west especially Europe and the Nordic countries. I donât have a problem with immigration I have a problem with Muslims moving to kafir countries where it canât be guaranteed their families will remain upon the haqq and these countries canât keep their different cultures and races United as they have no common ideology to unite upon if the West was under Muslims rule fair enough then we can have lots of diversity as we will have Islam to keep the different peoples United but these counties donât have that. Itâs better that Muslims donât come to the west if they can move to other countries that are more family oriented than thatâs a better choice because frankly I donât see these counties surviving very long.