President Donald Trump has announced that he is considering extending a travel ban to an additional 36 countries after restricting entry from 19 nations into the United States. Earlier this month, Trump imposed a full ban on nationals from 12 countries and partial restrictions on visitors from an additional seven countries as part of an ongoing effort to eliminate foreign threats and secure the United States' borders.

The United States is considering extending its travel ban to 36 more countries, a person who has seen the memo said on Monday, marking a dramatic potential expansion of entry restrictions to nearly 1.

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