The visa bans are part of Trump’s promised immigration crackdown, which has been in motion since he took office in January, ...

The CDC's travel ban affects South Africa – where omicron was first detected – as well as Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Most noncitizens who have ...

Critics say the potential expansion continues a troubling pattern of disproportionately targeting Black and Brown countries under the guise of national security.

Seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new list are on the continent, where some said the policy was discriminatory ...

Health Minister Joe Phaahla told a media briefing that South Africa was acting with transparency and travel bans were against the norms and standards of the World Health Organization (WHO), which ...

In the United States, this included a travel ban implemented almost immediately against South Africa and several other countries. The move prompted criticism from South African authorities and ...

Within South Africa, there is great frustration felt ... Thus, the anger toward the travel ban is not only that it cuts off this region from the rest of the world (at a time when many Europeans ...

Learn more. DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa — Recent travel bans imposed on South Africa and neighboring countries in response to the discovery of the omicron variant in southern Africa have ...

Storm clouds move over the Tamboti Bush Lodge in the Dinokeng game reserve near Hammanskraal, South Africa Saturday Dec. 4, 2021. Recent travel bans imposed on South Africa and neighboring ...

South African officials have rebuked the international community’s rush to ban travel from their country and others in Africa, with the foreign ministry claiming that it was “akin to punishing ...

Fauci, the government’s top infectious-diseases expert, said extending the ban and including South Africa “clearly will be helpful.” He said it is prudent to restrict travel of non-U.S ...

South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla characterized the travel bans as “unjustified” as well as “knee-jerk and draconian.” In a news conference, an angry Phaahla said it looked like ...