The United States has new, strict rules for travel. People from five more countries cannot come to the US now. This started on January 1st. Some people from fifteen other countries also have new limits. The US government wants to keep its borders safe.
People from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria are banned. Laos and Sierra Leone are now fully banned. Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe have stricter limits. The White House said these rules protect the US.
Officials said some people stay too long in the US. They also said other countries do not check people well. They worry about missing information and bad people.
The US government also spoke about the West Bank and Gaza. They said some bad groups there hurt Americans. The Palestinian Authority has weak control there. This is the third big travel ban.
The ban will stop many people. It will end when countries improve their systems. Many people will not like these new rules.