Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is moving forward with efforts to codify President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban on ‘third-world’ countries. Mace’s bill, titled the Third World Immigration Moratorium Act, would bar people from 39 countries across the Caribbean, Middle East, and Africa from entering the United States.
Background of the Bill
The proposal comes after the Trump administration resurrected a travel ban on 12 countries in June 2025. The list of countries facing travel restrictions includes Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Mace’s legislation would exempt several categories of travelers, including lawful permanent residents, dual nationals using passports from countries not subject to the restrictions, diplomats, NATO personnel, athletes participating in major international competitions, special immigrant visa recipients who assisted US forces, and some people fleeing ethnic or religious persecution in Iran.
Expected Opposition
The legislation is likely to face an uphill battle in the House amid expected opposition from Democrats and some Republicans who support legal immigration from several of the countries on her list.
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