President Trump stated Thursday Egypt was not included on a proclamation banning journey into the U.S. from a number of international locations as a result of “they have things under control.”
“Egypt has been a country that we deal with very closely. They have things under control. The countries that we have don’t have things under control,” Trump instructed reporters within the Oval Workplace.
Trump had linked his second-term journey ban from 12 international locations to an assault in Boulder, Colo., by an Egyptian nationwide who had overstayed his vacationer visa. Mohamed Soliman, the alleged perpetrator, has been charged with a federal hate crime after attacking a march in Colorado meant to lift consciousness about Israeli hostages.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) introduced on Wednesday it could deport Soliman and his household together with his spouse and 5 kids, 4 of whom are minors, all of whom are Egyptian nationals.
In a video message following the announcement of Trump’s proclamation late Wednesday, Trump tried to attach his journey ban to the Boulder assault however didn’t tackle the truth that Egypt, the house nation of the perpetrator, was not on the listing.
Trump’s proclamation banning journey into the US for people from a dozen international locations cited nationwide safety issues.
The proclamation, which echoes a journey ban Trump instituted in his first time period, absolutely restricts the entry of nationals from Afghanistan, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
It additionally partially restricts entry into the U.S. for nationals coming from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
The proclamation makes exceptions for nationals from all 19 of these international locations who’re lawful everlasting residents of the US or present visa holders and people “whose entry serves U.S. national interests.”
