New Delhi, June 5 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a total travel ban for citizens from 12 nations and partial restrictions from 7 others countries aiming to bolster national security amid rising concerns. The president cited recent Boulder, Colorado incidents, which authorities attributed to a man allegedly residing in the country illegally, as the reason that promted the swift action.

A total travel ban has been imposed on people from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Meanwhile, partial restrictions and limited entry is put on nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

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