New Trump-Ordered Immigration Restrictions in Effect as of Jan. 1

Nationals from Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria will be subject to full travel restrictions starting Thursday.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent watches as illegal immigrants are loaded onto an aircraft at Tucson International Airport in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 23, 2025. Senior Airman Devlin Bishop/DOD

A full travel ban for nationals from multiple countries that was signed by President Donald Trump went into effect on Jan. 1, according to text of the order.

On Dec. 16, the president signed executive orders totally blocking the travel of nationals from Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria, as well as individuals holding Palestinian Authority documents. That comes in addition to travel limitations that were placed on other countries earlier in the year that are already in effect.