Seven countries were included because the administration deemed they pose a “high level of risk” to the US: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

The White House’s latest travel ban imposes restrictions on citizens from nineteen countries, many of which are contending with crises at home. Another thirty-six could be next.

President Trump threatened an additional 10% tariff on imports from countries aligning with BRICS. BRICS, originally Brazil, Russia, India, and China, was used to describe emerging economies.