Trump’s justifications for the latest travel ban aren’t supported by the data on immigration and terrorism
- Written by Charles Kurzman, Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Taliban fighters guard the former U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2025.AP Photo/Ebrahim NorooziThe Trump administration on June 4, 2025, announced travel restrictions targeting 19 countries in Africa and Asia, including many of the world’s poorest nations. All travel is banned from 12 of these countries, with partial...