Trump slaps travel ban on Chad, N/Korea, Venezuela

US President Donald Trump has expanded his controversial travel ban to include people from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, citing security concerns. The new, open-ended restrictions follow a review of information sharing by other countries, the White House said. Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia remain under the travel ban. Sanctions previously placed on Sudan […]

US President Donald Trump has expanded his controversial travel ban to include people from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, citing security concerns.

The new, open-ended restrictions follow a review of information sharing by other countries, the White House said.

Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia remain under the travel ban. Sanctions previously placed on Sudan were lifted.

In a presidential proclamation, Mr Trump said the countries in the list had “inadequate” security protocols.

“I must act to protect the security and interests of the United States and its people,” he said in the document, issued late on Sunday

The addition of North Korea and Venezuela now means not all nations on the list are majority-Muslim.