What is drawing even more criticism is the fact that none of the countries listed are white-majority European nations. Many are calling it a racially motivated move, with some social media users labeling it plainly as “racist.” One user stated, “I’ll never fight for a country that bans my people.”
The countries reportedly affected by the proposed ban include:
🇦🇴 ANGOLA
🇦🇬 ANTIGUA and BARBUDA
🇧🇯 BENIN
🇧🇹 BHUTAN
🇧🇫 BURKINA FASO
🇨🇻 CABO VERDE
🇰🇭 CAMBODIA
🇨🇲 CAMEROON
🇨🇮 CÔTE D'IVOIRE
🇨🇩 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of CONGO
🇩🇯 DJIBOUTI
🇩🇲 DOMINICA
🇪🇹 ETHIOPIA
🇪🇬 EGYPT
🇬🇦 GABON
🇬🇲 The GAMBIA
🇬🇭 GHANA
🇰🇬 KYRGYZSTAN
🇱🇷 LIBERIA
🇲🇼 MALAWI
🇲🇷 MAURITANIA
🇳🇪 NIGER
🇳🇬 NIGERIA
🇰🇳 SAINT KITTS and NEVIS
🇱🇨 SAINT LUCIA
🇸🇹 SÀO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
🇸🇳 SENEGAL
🇸🇸 SOUTH SUDAN
🇸🇾 SYRIA
🇹🇿 TANZANIA
🇹🇴 TONGA
🇹🇻 TUVALU
🇺🇬 UGANDA
🇻🇺 VANUATU
🇿🇲 ZAMBIA
🇿🇼 ZIMBABWE
Critics argue that this new proposal reflects the same pattern seen during Trump’s presidency, where his travel restrictions mainly targeted Muslim and African-majority nations. The decision to exclude white-majority nations from this expanded list has led many to believe the ban is rooted more in racial and geopolitical bias than in genuine security concerns.
While the Trump camp has not officially released details about the enforcement timeline or legal backing, immigration advocates and affected communities are already preparing to challenge the move, calling it unjust, divisive, and harmful to international relations and human dignity.