The Trump administration may be considering 36 new countries to add to the June 4 travel ban, according to The Washington Post. The additional countries would reportedly include “25 African nations, including significant U.S. partners such as Egypt and Djibouti, plus countries in the Caribbean, Central Asia and several Pacific Island nations.” The State Department has given these governments 60 days to meet new benchmarks related to passport integrity, identity verification, and cooperation on deportations. The real-world impact of the travel ban remains uncertain. While it targets nations with high overstay rates, it notably excludes countries in the Visa Waiver Program—many of which produce far more overstays in absolute terms, raising questions about the policy’s consistency and intent. Canada, for example—despite being visa-exempt—accounts for thousands of overstays each year, far more than many of the countries under consideration. So is the Trump administration planning to take on Canada next? Or is this more about optics than enforcement? The post Trump Eyes Expanding Travel Ban—But Skips Countries With Higher Overstay Numbers appeared first on Redacted.