The Trump Administration's 'Africa ban' risks the the lives of Black LGBTQ+ migrants
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In January 2018, President Donald Trump referred to African nations as «shit hole countries.» Fast forward to January 2020 and Trump used his executive powers to issue a ban on visas for six countries, most of which are in Africa. Immigrants fromThe Trump Administration's 'Africa ban' risks the the lives of Black LGBTQ+ migrants
In January 2018, President Donald Trump referred to African nations as «shit hole countries.» Fast forward to January 2020 and Trump used his executive powers to issue a ban on visas for six countries, most of which are in Africa. Immigrants from Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, and Kyrgyzstan are banned from entering the United States, while citizens of Tanzania and Sudan are now ineligible to apply for the green card lottery. Media outlets have primarily framed this as a “new U.S. travel ban” or a “travel ban extension,” but Black immigrants are calling it what it is: an Africa ban. Read more