The United States has expanded its controversial travel ban to people from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad. The White House said the restrictions follow a review of information sharing by foreign governments. <br/><br/>US President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation late last night. He said making America safe is his number one priority. He said US will not admit those into the country whom it cannot safely vet. <br/><br/>The restrictions on Venezuelans apply only to government officials and their family members.'<br/><br/>The three new countries join five others from Mr Trump's original travel ban on Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia. But the new proclamation removed restrictions that were placed on Sudan. <br/><br/>Mr Trump's original ban was highly controversial, as it affected six majority-Muslim countries, and was widely labelled a Muslim ban. The addition of North Korea and Venezuela now means that not all nations on the list are majority-Muslim.<br/><br/>The criteria for the new ban list is now based on vetting procedures and co-operation, and the restrictions have now been tailored on a country-by-country basis.

The Trump administration has unveiled new travel restrictions on certain foreigners from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen as a replacement to a central portion of its controversial travel ban signed earlier this year.<br/><br/>Chad, North Korea and Venezuela are new to the list of affected countries. The new restrictions on travel vary by country and include a phased-in approach.<br/><br/>For the last three months, the Trump administration used an executive order to ban foreign nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the US unless they have a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the country. Those nations include Iran, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan.<br/><br/>Individuals with that bona fide exception such as a foreign grandparent of a US citizen can still apply for visas until October 18. After that date, the new restrictions on travel will begin.<br/><br/>In most instances, travel will be broadly suspended, while in other cases, travelers will have to undergo enhanced screening and vetting requirements. No current validly issued visas or travel documents will be revoked. <br/><br/>The revised travel ban effecting those from six-Muslim majority countries officially expired earlier Sunday.