WASHINGTON (TNND) — A new travel ban from the Trump administration is set to take effect Monday, expanding significantly from a similar policy during his first term. The ban blocks travelers from 12 countries, primarily in the Middle East and Africa, including Afghanistan, Iran, and Yemen, from entering the United States. Additionally, seven more countries, including Cuba and Venezuela, will face travel restrictions.

We want to keep bad people out of our country. The Biden administration allowed some horrendous people and we’re getting them out one by one and we’re not stopping," President Trump told reporters Thursday.

The President linked the ban to the recent Boulder, Colorado terror suspect, an Egyptian national who overstayed a visa. However, Egypt is not included on the ban li

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