People attend a rally and press conference organised by the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) against President Donald Trump’s new travel ban in New York City on June 9, 2025. Adam Gray/Getty Images
JOHANNESBURG—Some critics of President Donald Trump’s latest proclamation of bans from entering the United States on the nationals of seven African countries, and restrictions on three others, say these are unjustified and proof of American neo-colonialism and imperialism.
On the other hand, supporters and some experts said his measures are fair, as some of the countries concerned are terrorist havens, while others are poorly governed and don’t have the security systems in place to adequately screen and vet travelers.
