Monrovia, June 19 -- President Joseph Boakai has set up a high-level task force in response to reports that Liberia could be among dozens of countries targeted in a proposed United States travel ban. The move comes amid mounting concerns over the country's unusually high rate of visa overstays.

The seven-member body, chaired by President Boakai and co-led by Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti, the Foreign Minister, convened for the first time on Wednesday at the Executive Mansion, according to a release from the Mansion. The Ministries of Justice, Health, and State for Presidential Affairs, along with the Liberia National Police, the National Security Agency, and the Office of the National Security Advisor, are also represented, it said.

The M...