US President Donald Trump's travel ban on certain countries, which was enacted during his first presidential term, is expanding, and it is stated that this ban, which is under preparation, will have a more comprehensive framework than the travel ban that Trump implemented in 2017 during his first presidential term.In the new regulation, which is being circulated between the US Departments of State, Justice and Homeland Security and the Office of National Intelligence for finalization, countries considered to threaten US national security will be divided into red, orange and yellow categories. Citizens of countries in the red category will be banned from entering the US, while those in the orange category will be subject to various restrictions. Countries in the yellow category will be given a 60-day period to correct the identified deficiencies.While no details were given about the countries in orange and yellow, it was claimed that the countries under Trump's previous travel ban, Iran, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela will be included in red, and Afghanistan and Pakistan are expected to be added to them. Trump's decision to impose a travel ban on the citizens of these countries during his first presidential term on the grounds of protecting the US from terrorist attacks caused controversy for a long time.In November 2024, during the presidential election campaign, Donald Trump stated that if he won, he would reinstate the controversial travel ban on some Muslim-majority countries that he imposed during his first term in a broader and stronger manner.
