President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the reintroduction of a significant policy from his first term, implementing a travel ban for citizens of 12 countries and imposing restrictions on visitors from seven additional nations.

The ban is set to take effect on Monday at 12:01 a.m., providing a buffer period aimed at preventing the chaotic scenes witnessed at airports nationwide during the abrupt rollout of a similar measure in 2017. With the Supreme Court having recently sided with him, Trump appears more confident in the legality of this new action compared to previous attempts.

The list of banned countries includes Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Meanwhile, heightened restrictions will apply to travelers from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

In a video posted on social media, Trump linked the timing of the new ban to a recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, underscoring the perceived risks posed by certain visitors who might overstay their visas. Notably, the suspect in this incident is from Egypt, which is not included in the list of countries facing restrictions. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that this individual had overstayed a tourist visa.

As the administration moves forward with these measures, the implications for international travel and diplomatic relations remain to be fully realized.