New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Trump administration on Tuesday (December 16) announced an expansion of its travel ban, adding five more countries to the list of nations whose citizens are barred from entering the United States.

The move also imposes new restrictions on travel from an additional 15 countries, part of ongoing efforts to tighten US entry standards for travel and immigration.

The expanded restrictions come after an Afghan national was arrested in connection with the shooting of two National Guard troops over the Thanksgiving weekend. In June, President Donald Trump initially announced a travel ban affecting 12 countries and partial restrictions on seven others, reviving a policy widely associated with his first term.

At that ti...