Dominica, St. Lucia Among Caribbean Nations on U.S. Draft Travel Restriction List

Several reports from U.S. mainland publications indicate that for several Caribbean islands, it is not just government officials at risk of having their ability to travel to the United States disrupted, but whole countries. The New York Times, Reuters, and other publications obtained what it described as a “draft list of recommendations developed by diplomatic and security officials”, which identified three levels of travel restriction – a complete ban, severe visa restriction, and a probationary status. Eleven countries are on the “red” list, which would mean a prohibition on nationals from those countries entering the United States. Countries on the “red” list include Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Venezuela, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Bhutan.  Nationals of “orange” list countries, meanwhile, including Belarus, Pakistan, Russia, Myanmar, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Turkmenistan, may have their visas “sharply restricted.” These restrictio...