United States President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping travel ban affecting citizens from 12 countries, mostly in Africa and the Middle East, as part of a renewed immigration crackdown. The move revives a controversial policy from Trump’s first term and comes just months before the U.S. presidential elections.

The countries hit with a full ban include: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Citizens from these countries will be barred from entering the U.S. starting Monday.

Additional restrictions though not complete bans were imposed on Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela, whose citizens are now ineligible for permanent residence, tourist, or student visas.

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