President Donald Trump on Sunday slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, expanding to eight the list of countries covered by his original travel bans that have been derided by critics and challenged in court. The addition of North Korea and Venezuela broadens the restrictions from the original, mostly Muslim-majority list. North Korea, Venezuela addedTrump has threatened to “destroy” North Korea if it attacks the United States or its allies. “North Korea, quite bluntly, does not cooperate whatsoever,” one official said. Somalis, for example, are barred from entering the United States as immigrants and subjected to greater screening for visits.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 25, 2017 03:00 UTC