The plan carves 41 nations into three tiers. Red shuts the door entirely. Orange slashes visas hard. Yellow gives a 60-day warning: step up or get cut.

A U.S. official, speaking anonymously, said the list could shift. It’s not final. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasn’t signed off yet.

This echoes Trump’s first-term travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations. That policy, after tweaks and legal battles, got Supreme Court approval in 2018. History’s repeating—sort of.

On January 20, Trump signed an executive order. It demanded tougher security checks for foreigners entering the U.S. Goal? Spot threats. Cabinet members got a deadline: March 21. Deliver a list of risky countries. Ban travel from them—partly or fully—if vetting stinks.

This fits Trump’s broader immigration crackdown. It kicked off his second term with a bang. In an October 2023 speech, he laid it out. Gaza Strip, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen—plus “anywhere that threatens us”—were in his sights.

🔴 Red – All Travel Banned

1. Cuba
2. Iran
3. Libya
4. North Korea
5. Somalia
6. Sudan
7. Syria
8. Venezuela
9. Yemen
10. Afghanistan

🟠 Orange – Visas Sharply Restricted

1. Eritrea
2. Haiti
3. Laos
4. Myanmar
5. South Sudan

🟡 Yellow – 60 Days to Address Concerns

1. Angola
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Belarus
4. Benin
5. Bhutan
6. Burkina Faso
7. Cabo Verde
8. Cambodia
9. Cameroon
10. Chad
11. Democratic Republic of the Congo
12. Dominica
13. Equatorial Guinea
14. Gambia
15. Liberia
16. Malawi
17. Mauritania
18. Pakistan
19. Republic of the Congo
20. Saint Kitts and Nevis
21. Saint Lucia
22. Sao Tome and Principe
23. Sierra Leone
24. East Timor
25. Turkmenistan
26. Vanuatu