Trump Suspends Entry to US for Venezuelans With Tourist, Business, and Student Visas

The president says the nation has inadequate vetting measures and lacks a competent central authority for issuing passports. The ban takes effect on June 9.

Venezuelan migrants are patted down before boarding a repatriation flight in Harlingen, Texas, on Oct. 18, 2023. Daniel Becerril/Reuters

President Donald Trump has suspended entry into the United States for Venezuelans with tourist, business, student, and cultural exchange visas, in addition to suspending or restricting entry for citizens of 11 other countries.

“Venezuela lacks a competent or cooperative central authority for issuing passports or civil documents, and it does not have appropriate screening and vetting measures,” the president wrote in a June 4 proclamation.