The administration of United States President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a sweeping U.S ban on Nigeria and 35 other countries.
The purported sweeping travel ban was contained in a leaked internal memo that has gone viral on social media.
The draft list includes 25 African nations such as Nigeria, Angola, Ghana, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Cameroon, raising concerns of targeted policies against the continent.
Other countries on the list include Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Bhutan, Cambodia, Syria, and Tonga.
The memo, reportedly signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, outlined that the identified countries have 60 days to meet new, undisclosed requirements set by the U.S. State Department or face visa restrictions or outright travel bans.
The leaked memo also said the proposed U.S ban on Nigeria and 35 other countries is part of Trump’s intensified immigration agenda.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that this development follows Trump’s June 2025 executive order banning travel from 12 countries, including Afghanistan and Iran.
Recall also that in March, a travel ban was proposed on 43 countries from which Nigeria was exempted.
The countries were classified into three categories – Red stands for 11 countries whose nationals were to be fully barred from entering the U.S.
Orange represented 10 countries whose visa issuance would be significantly restricted, while Yellow stands for nations given a 60-day window to address specific U.S. concerns.
Since beginning his second term in January, Trump has intensified his administration’s immigration policies, resulting in mass deportations and tougher entry regulations.
