US Imposes Full Travel Ban on Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba Restrictions

President Trump announced a sweeping travel ban targeting nationals from 12 countries, including Haiti, with partial restrictions on seven others such as Cuba and Venezuela, citing national security concerns and high visa overstay rates. The ban, effective June 9, fully restricts entry from Haiti due to a significant B1/B2 visa overstay rate and concerns about insufficient law enforcement cooperation and increased undocumented migration under the Biden administration, which the White House says threatens American communities. Florida, home to large Haitian, Cuban, and Venezuelan populations, is expected to be heavily impacted by the restrictions, drawing criticism and concern from Haitian American advocacy groups who decry the ban as discriminatory and damaging to community dignity. Haitian Americans express frustration, noting that while some, like dual citizens and green card holders, retain travel privileges, the ban broadly signals exclusion and raises fears of racial profiling. The administration defends the measures as necessary to prevent terrorism and ensure proper vetting, highlighting similar restrictions on countries with high visa overstay rates or security risks such as Iran, Libya, and Somalia. Advocacy leaders urge U.S. decision-makers to reconsider the ban's racist implications and its potential to hinder positive contributions from Haitians and others.