Kristi Noem Confirms U.S. Now Bans Travel From More Than 30 Nations

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Thursday that the Trump administration has dramatically expanded its travel ban, now blocking entry from more than 30 countries deemed high-risk for terrorism and inadequate vetting.

The original June proclamation signed by President Donald Trump barred citizens of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Noem, appearing on Fox News’ "The Ingraham Angle," revealed the list has quietly grown to exceed 30 nations.

"I won't be specific on the number, but it's over 30. And the President is continuing to evaluate countries," Noem told host Laura Ingraham. "Listen, if they don't have a stable government there, if they don't have a country that can sustain itself and tell us who those individuals are and help us vet them, why should we allow people from that country to come here to the United States?"

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The administration cites escalating threats, pointing to two recent attacks. In Boulder, Colorado, Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman—an illegal migrant who entered under the Biden administration—allegedly assaulted a pro-Israel demonstration.

Less than two weeks earlier, 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez fatally shot two Israeli embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, in Washington, D.C., before shouting "free Palestine" as police took him into custody.

The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to requests for the updated country list or exact number of nations now restricted.

The move aligns with earlier Reuters reporting that the administration was considering barring citizens from up to 36 additional countries to force greater security cooperation abroad

Bottom line: the United States has quietly erected one of the broadest travel bans in modern history, with the list still growing as the administration vows to keep evaluating new threats.