Planning For Travel Ban 2025 – Leaked Draft Includes 43 Countries

An article published by The New York Times on March 14, 2025, details a travel ban proposal under review by the Trump administration affecting 43 countries, categorized using a color-coded triage system (the "Article"). The article is based on a leaked memo. Reportedly, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) submitted this proposed list a few weeks ago, and revisions by the White House are expected. The most stringent level of control, the Red Zone, would impose a complete ban on travel to the U.S. for citizens of 11 countries. In previous travel bans issued by the first Trump administration, discussed below, dual nationals using a passport from a non-restricted country were allowed entry. It remains to be seen whether that exception will apply this time. The final travel ban proposal is expected to be submitted by March 21.