A 60-day deadline has been set within an internal memo from Washington, for a list of 36 targeted countries to comply with specific requirements or risk facing full or partial entry bans.
According to reports, the expanded list includes 25 African nations—among them key U.S. allies like Egypt and Djibouti—as well as countries in the Caribbean, Central Asia, and several Pacific Island nations.
A spokesperson for the State Department declined to comment on internal deliberations. The White House also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
If enforced, this would mark yet another escalation in the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on immigration.
The memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and sent on Saturday to U.S. diplomats working with the listed countries, stated that each government has been given 60 days to meet new benchmarks set by the State Department. It also set a deadline of 8 a.m. Wednesday for the submission of an initial action plan detailing how each country intends to meet the requirements.
The countries under review include: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
This development follows an earlier ban imposed on June 4, 2025, which restricted entry from several countries based on national security concerns, inadequate screening protocols, and diplomatic pressure.
