Trump's travel bans, from the June 2025 order to its expansion

Gone quiet · last story Dec 31, 2025

What this arc covers

President Trump's bans on travel to the US from dozens of countries: the June 2025 order and the countries it targeted, the pleas for exemptions from Afghans who helped the US military, the push for a wider ban after the shooting of two National Guard members, the December 2025 expansion to more countries, and the retaliatory bans by Mali and Burkina Faso.

Earliest story we hold Mar 15, 2025 · 9 stories · 86 independent sources (counted once each) · 291 days

Part ofDonald TrumpKristi NoemNational Guard of the United StatesMaliAfghanistanSyriaHawaii Tribune-HeraldLos Angeles

Part of Trump's immigration crackdown

  1. Trump's deportations of migrants to third countries, from Panama to South SudanFeb 5, 2025 – Sep 19, 2026
  2. The Israel-Hamas war: the Trump administration's bid to deport student activistsMar 9, 2025 – Sep 14, 2026
  3. Trump's travel bans, from the June 2025 order to its expansionThis arcMar 15 – Dec 31, 2025
  4. Kilmar Abrego García's wrongful deportation and prosecutionApr 1, 2025 – Aug 18, 2026
  5. The conviction of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan over an ICE arrestApr 25, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026
  6. Trump's deployments of the National Guard to Los Angeles, Chicago and PortlandJun 8 – Dec 31, 2025
  7. Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in the EvergladesJun 24, 2025 – Sep 14, 2026
  8. Trump's push to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and SyriansJul 1, 2025 – Aug 20, 2026
Show remaining 9 arcs
  1. Trump's order to end birthright citizenshipDec 8, 2024 – Sep 2, 2026
  2. The fight over ICE agents' masks, body cameras and shock glovesOct 16, 2025 – Sep 1, 2026
  3. Gregory Bovino's exit from Chicago and Minneapolis and his retirementOct 28, 2025 – Sep 1, 2026
  4. Don Lemon's arrest and prosecution over an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota churchJan 19 – Sep 12, 2026
  5. The 2026 Homeland Security shutdown over Democrats' ICE demandsJan 25 – Apr 28, 2026
  6. Deaths in ICE custody during Trump's second termMar 16 – Sep 22, 2026
  7. Trump's search for an ICE director after Todd Lyons stepped downApr 17 – Sep 17, 2026
  8. The protests and investigations at New Jersey's Delaney Hall detention centerMay 30 – Aug 7, 2026
  9. The Justice Department's suits against in-state tuition for undocumented studentsJul 16 – Sep 10, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Dec 312025Mali and Burkina Faso impose retaliatory travel ban on U.S. nationals17 articles · 13 independent sources
2 left, 2 center, 2 right
Dec 16– 172025Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries39 articles · 33 independent sources
3 left, 10 center, 6 right
Dec 2– 52025Trump Administration Will Expand Travel Ban to More Than 30 Countries, Noem Says20 articles · 18 independent sources
2 left, 4 center, 3 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jun 5 – 6, 2025How Trump's sweeping new travel ban may affect the many nations it targets160 articles · 72 independent sources
  2. Jun 5 – 10, 2025Trump's new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement73 articles · 38 independent sources
    1. Jun 5, 2025Trump's Massively Cruel New Travel Ban
    2. Jun 6, 2025Only center coverage:Trump Resurrects Controversial Travel Ban With New Restrictions
    3. Jun 9, 2025Trump's new travel ban takes effect
  3. Dec 2 – 5, 2025Trump Administration Will Expand Travel Ban to More Than 30 Countries, Noem Says20 articles · 18 independent sources
    1. Dec 2, 2025DHS recommends travel ban list include at least 10 more countries
    2. Dec 5, 2025Homeland security head reveals plans to widen US travel ban to more than 30 countries
  4. Dec 16 – 17, 2025Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries39 articles · 33 independent sources
  5. Dec 31, 2025Mali and Burkina Faso impose retaliatory travel ban on U.S. nationals17 articles · 13 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Mar 10May 5Jul 7Sep 1Nov 3Dec 29

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Mar 10, 20252013
Jun 2, 202520379177
Jun 9, 2025514458
Dec 1, 202537440
Dec 15, 2025310635
Dec 29, 202522215

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

30% left · 54% center · 16% right of 86 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 9 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. March 2025

    Mar 15Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right

  2. June 2025

    Jun 5– 6How Trump's sweeping new travel ban may affect the many nations it targets160 articles · 72 independent sources
    17 left, 32 center, 8 right
  3. Jun 5– 10Trump's new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement73 articles · 38 independent sources
    5 left, 17 center, 5 right
  4. Jun 5Afghans Who Helped America During the War Plead for an Exemption from Trump Travel Ban8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Jun 6LA28 organizers confident Trump's latest travel ban won't affect Los Angeles Olympics9 articles · 4 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 0 right

  6. December 2025

    Dec 2– 5Trump Administration Will Expand Travel Ban to More Than 30 Countries, Noem Says20 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 3 right
  7. Dec 2Kristi Noem calls for 'full travel ban' after National Guard shooting23 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  8. Dec 16– 17Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries39 articles · 33 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 6 right
  9. Dec 31Mali and Burkina Faso impose retaliatory travel ban on U.S. nationals17 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right