Trump announces travel ban affecting a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday

WASHINGTON AP President Donald Trump is resurrecting the journey ban strategy from his first term signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States Related Articles Cruel and petty and stupid SF leaders furious over plan to erase Harvey Milk s name from Navy ship No viable path to completion Trump administration plans to end funding to California high-speed rail project Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American advocacy for Indigenous people around the world Trump tax bill will add trillion to the deficit CBO says US and Europe agreement negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris The countries include Afghanistan Burma Chad Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Iran Libya Somalia Sudan and Yemen In addition to the ban which takes effect at a m Monday there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi Cuba Laos Sierra Leone Togo Turkmenistan and Venezuela I must act to protect the national guard and national interest of the United States and its people Trump declared in his proclamation