Presidential proclamation restricts entry of certain foreign nationals

President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation suspending and restricting the entry of nationals from 19 countries into the U.S., effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 9, 2025.

Full Restrictions

Section 2 of the Proclamation imposes a “Full Suspension of Entry for Nationals of Countries of Identified Concern”.  The entry into the United States of nationals of the following countries is hereby suspended and limited, as follows, subject to the categorical exceptions and case-by-case waivers described in section 5 of this proclamation.

Nationals of the following 12 countries are fully restricted and will no longer be permitted to enter the U.S.

Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen

The entry into the United States of nationals of any of these 12 countries as immigrants and nonimmigrants is hereby fully suspended.

Partial Restrictions

Section 3 of the Proclamation imposes a “Partial Suspension of Entry for Nationals of Countries of Identified Concern”.

The Proclamation limits the entry of nationals of the following seven countries into the U.S.

Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela

The entry into the United States of nationals of any of these seven countries as immigrants, and as nonimmigrants on B-1, B‑2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas is hereby suspended.

Exceptions

The suspension of and limitation on entry of this proclamation shall not apply to:

1. Any lawful permanent resident of the United States
2. Any dual national of a country designated under sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation when the individual is traveling on a passport issued by a country not so designated
3. Any foreign national traveling with a valid nonimmigrant visa in the following classifications:  A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3, G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1, NATO‑2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, or NATO-6
4. Any athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, persons performing a necessary support role, and immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup, Olympics, or other major sporting event as determined by the Secretary of State
5. Immediate family immigrant visas (IR-1/CR-1, IR-2/CR-2, IR-5) with clear and convincing evidence of identity and family relationship (e.g., DNA)
6. Adoptions (IR-3, IR-4, IH-3, IH-4)
7. Afghan Special Immigrant Visas
8. Special Immigrant Visas for United States Government employees
9. Immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran

Adjustments to and Removal of Suspensions and Limitations

According to Section 5 of the Proclamation, The Secretary of State shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director for National Intelligence, devise a process to assess whether any suspensions and limitations imposed by sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation should be continued, terminated, modified, or supplemented.  Within 90 days of the date of this proclamation, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a report to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, describing his assessment and recommending whether any suspensions and limitations imposed by sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation should be continued, terminated, modified, or supplemented. 

Reference

The above was summarized from the full text of the proclamation that can be found here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-other-national-security-and-public-safety-threats/