Yes.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation banning travel from 12 countries, including Somalia, that went into effect June 9.
Other countries included in the ban are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Yemen. Nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will face partial travel restrictions.
Trump’s executive order stated: “Somalia lacks a competent or cooperative central authority for issuing passports or civil documents and it does not have appropriate screening and vetting measures.”
Somali leaders from the African Union responded to the order with a promise to work with the United States to address security issues. Somali ambassador to the U.S., Dahir Hassan Abdi, said: “Somalia values its longstanding relationship with the United States and stands ready to engage in dialogue to address the concerns raised.”
Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the country.
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Sources
- The White House Restricting the entry of foreign nationals
- BBC How countries responded to Trump's travel ban
- MinnPost Fact Brief Is Minnesota home to the largest number of Somali Americans in the country?
- MNCompass Somali population
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