Trump threatens to expand travel ban list in coming months
Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memo that said listed nations had 60 days to meet new State Department requirements.
The list includes 25 African countries, several Caribbean nations, four Asian countries, and three countries in Oceania.
Countries have until Wednesday to provide an initial action plan to the State Department to meet the new requirements.
This action follows Trump 's revival of his first-term travel ban and a full ban on entry from 12 countries, with restrictions on seven others, as part of his anti-immigration agenda.
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