On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” This Executive Order goes into effect on June 9, 2025.
The order partially restricts the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. In particular, President Trump has suspended student visas (F, M & J visas) as well as tourist and temporary business visas (B1/B2), and immigrant visas. The Executive Order does not suspend any nonimmigrant visas that are not listed, such as investor visas, H-1B visas, and visas O, P, and R.
In the same Executive Order, President Trump fully suspends the entry of nonimmigrants and immigrants from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. For these countries, the President has issued a full suspension of both immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. This means that student visas, family visas, tourist visas, and business visas are suspended entirely and will no longer be issued.
These restrictions do not affect Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), dual nationals, and diplomatic visas. Additionally, visas that have been issued prior to June 9, 2025, are not affected by this Executive Order. These restrictions do not apply to any individual who has been granted asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture. There are also limited carve outs for adoptions, immediate family immigrant visas with DNA evidence of identity and family relationships, and Afghan Special Immigrant Visas.
This situation is still evolving and may change for one or more of the countries listed. Foreign governments have been responding to the Executive Order: Chad’s president has directed his government to stop issuing visas to U.S. citizens; the Republic of Congo’s spokesperson said that their inclusion was in error.
For individuals seeking guidance on the new restrictions and how they or their family members may be affected, Murray Osorio PLLC offers expert legal services to help with your immigration needs. If you or a loved one needs assistance with family petitions, work permits, asylum applications, or exploring other immigration options, contact us today.
BECAUSE OF VISA OVERSTAYS
ONLY VALID FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE A VALID VISA, LPRs, dual natioanls, A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3, G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1, NATO‑2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, or NATO-6, athletes, immediate family immigrant visas (IR-1/CR-1, IR-2/CR-2, IR-5) with clear and convincing evidence of identity and family relationship (e.g., DNA);
(vi) adoptions (IR-3, IR-4, IH-3, IH-4);
(vii) Afghan Special Immigrant Visas;
(viii) Special Immigrant Visas for United States Government employees; and
(ix) immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran.