US President Donald Trump has signed a travel ban on 12 mostly Middle East and African countries, reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term that is likely to trigger a fresh wave of legal challenges.

Here are the 12 countries with full restrictions: A Taliban security personnel stands guard at a road in Kandahar on June 5, 2025, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Labourers unload sacks of rice from a ship along a jetty in Yangon on June 3, 2025.

For people in countries like Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States.