US President Donald Trump’s announcement to broaden the US travel ban in an attempt to protect national security has received global criticism.
The Department of Homeland Security said the six countries added to the ban “failed to meet a series of security criteria, demonstrating that they could
be a risk to the homeland”. The added countries will join five others that remain in place from the original travel ban implemented three years ago. Image: AP
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