travel ban

U.S. 03/07/22, 16:09

A Democrat from West Virginia is willing to ban specific international air travel and oil imports between the United States and Eastern Europe. Sen. Joe Manchin is open to declaring a no-fly zone above Ukraine, and banning Russian oil imports, due to escalating tension between the two countries. "To take anything off ...

World 12/03/21, 15:36

After imposing a ban on upcoming international flight reservations, Japan announced a retraction on Wednesday, Dec. 1. The ban faced criticism, with many Japanese considering it an exaggeration. The prohibition has forced international airlines carriers to halt bookings for flights arriving in Japan till the year-end as an urgent preventive measure ...

United Kingdom 11/28/21, 16:35

A new coronavirus strain reached British, German, and Italian shores on Nov. 27. Authorities in all three countries have discovered their first Omicron variant cases. British health minister Sajid Javid confirmed two Britons tested positive after being exposed to infected passengers who traveled to southern Africa. United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris ...

U.S. 11/27/21, 01:16

President Joe Biden on Friday, Nov. 26, announced an air travel ban for South Africa and some other countries, citing risks from a new COVID-19 variant. However, he previously criticized the predecessor Donald Trump as xenophobic for taking the same policy. "As a precautionary measure until we have more information, I ...

U.S. 10/13/21, 23:56

The Biden administration will allow the fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico to enter the United States at land borders and ferry crossings from November, which will end a 19-month suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that it would amend Title ...

U.S. 09/20/21, 16:13

Joe Biden's administration will ease U.S. travel restrictions for foreign travelers if they are vaccinated against COVID-19 during November. The White House confirmed international visitors will once again be allowed into the United States, if they produce a negative COVID-19 test within three days of their flight. "They must show proof of ...

U.S. 09/05/21, 20:54

U.S. citizens will not be welcome in Denmark, the Netherlands, and other European Union (EU) countries unless they are immunized against the deadly disease. Denmark and the Netherlands will deny entry to any American who is not vaccinated against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, even if they produce a negative ...

U.S. 03/19/21, 03:45

A Democrat momentarily confused his second-in-command's job title with his own as he incorrectly announced that his subordinate controls the White House. President Joe Biden suffered a significant memory lapse while delivering a presidential update on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Virus on March 18. He appeared to forget he was ...

China 03/12/21, 02:10

A Democrat who controls the White House contradicted himself several times while addressing the nation about the deadly disease. President Biden repeatedly spread misinformation about the beginnings of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Virus. He claimed the previous administration had failed to warn Americans about the looming pandemic. "A year ago, we were ...

U.S. 04/02/20, 12:26

The majority of American people now want to ban interstate travel and fine those who violate social-distancing guidelines, a Rasmussen Reports revealed in a survey released on Thursday, April 2. The latest survey found that two out of three Americans (67%) favor banning all out-of-state travelers from entering their state except ...

Politics 03/12/20, 07:31

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night, March 12, that his administration will ban all travel from Europe to the United States for one month, an unprecedented step to battle the coronavirus and protect Americans. In an address to the nation from the Oval Office, President Trump said the travel ban ...

U.S. 03/12/20, 03:47

A deadly Asian virus is affecting the nation and now is the time to put party politics aside, the president has said. President Donald Trump urged all Americans to recognize the Chinese coronavirus (COVID-19) will impact on everyone, and stressed the importance of postponing political debate to help heal the country. "We ...

Politics 02/01/20, 05:52

The Trump administration on Friday, Jan.31, announced that it is expanding the travel ban to include six more countries, prompting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to call it "outrageous, un-American" policy that "threatens our security, our values, and the rule of law." "The sweeping rule, barring more than 350 million individuals ...

News 01/31/20, 06:36

Signage should be installed to warn Chinese visitors not to cross the border, one of the most powerful political leaders in one South East Asian country has said. The Senate president pro tempore proposed fitting temporary signs that tell Chinese tourists "do not enter" while coming to the Philippines. "I think it ...

China 08/01/19, 17:47

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday, Aug. 1, condemned the Chinese communist regime for banning individual mainland Chinese citizens from visiting Taiwan. "I want to tell the Beijing authorities that China using tourism as a political tool will only disgust Taiwanese people,” said Tsai. The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced ...

U.S. 07/26/19, 12:25

The local government of the city of San Francisco is processing a municipal regulation that will prohibit public employees from traveling to states that have passed pro-life laws.  City representatives voted unanimously that municipal employees traveling on the city's account will not be able to travel to the states of Georgia, ...

U.S. 04/21/19, 04:11

White House signals countries with high rates of tourist, business visa overstays may face new penalties; immigration activists see it as effort to restrict asylum claims from Africa

Politics 12/18/18, 23:45

In exclusive VOA Persian interview, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook says practice unfair to other Iranians barred from US due to Tehran’s perceived support for terrorism

California 12/18/18, 17:05

A Yemeni mother on Tuesday won her fight for a waiver from the Trump administration's travel ban that would allow her to go to California to see her dying 2-year-old son. Shaima Swileh planned to fly to San Francisco on Wednesday after the U.S. State Department granted her a visa, said ...