Trump administration considering expanding travel ban to around 30 countries

The Trump administration is considering expanding its travel ban — which currently restricts or bars the entry of nationals from 19 countries — to around 30 nations in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., last week,CBS News reported.

The Trump administration has cited the attack in Washington — which was allegedly carried out by an Afghan man who entered the U.S. in September 2021 and was granted asylum in April 2025 — to further expand its immigration crackdown. It has halted all visa and immigration processing for Afghan nationals, paused asylum case decisions for all nationalities and ordered a full-scale review of green card cases involving immigrants from the 19 countries currently subject to the travel ban.