Naija, big news don drop from di U.S. side as President Trump don expand im travel ban. E now affect 39 countries, no be small matter o! Dis new policy go take effect from January 1, 2026, and e dey raise eyebrow all over di world.

Di travel ban wey Trump first launched for June don enter new phase, wey come include 20 additional countries plus di Palestinian Authority. Dem say na for national security reason, but no be everybody dey buy am. As e be now, people wey wan immigrate to di U.S. legally go face wahala. E get as e be say over time, Nigerians dey receive average of 128,000 immigrant and nonimmigrant visas per year. Now, all dis visas fit just turn to mirage!

Di new travel ban no just stop there; e also cut down on exceptions wey dey allow some people enter. Before, if you be U.S. citizen and get family for di banned countries, you fit still bring dem come, but now, na so e no go happen. Na wah! Trump don talk say family ties fit lead to fraud and terrorism. Abeg, wetin be all dis one? So family don turn to threaten national security?

Wetin dey vex people pass na di fact say Nigeria dey suffer plenty from dis ban, especially as two of di countries on di list wey dey qualify for di 2026 World Cup na Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. Fans from dis countries wey no get valid visas go miss di chance to cheer dem team for di U.S. No be joke, my people!

Peeps wey dey defend di ban talk say na for security reasons. Dem dey claim say plenty people from di banned countries dey overstay dem visas. But no be only dem get di gist, plenty other countries dey also get similar visa overstay rate. Why dem no include dem too? This one dey draw attention to di possible bias wey dey behind di policy.

Trump don also declare say dis ban na way to protect America from “foreign invaders.” E don lead to plenty controversy as political opponents don dey raise alarm say na some kind racist agenda dey play for di background. As e dey be, patriotic folks don dey prepare for legal battles to challenge dis ban. Wetin you expect when na people go dey fight for dem rights?

As we dey look forward to di impact of dis ban, significant delays in visa processing go wan happen, especially for di affected countries. Employers and prospective visa holders need to strategize well. Na not only dem dey suffer; even U.S. citizens wey get family abroad go dey in limbo. Everybody dey watch as di situation dey unfold, knowing say dis policy fit change plenty lives.