Coronavirus trump bans travel from europe to us

You're referring to the travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 11, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would be suspending all travel from Europe to the US for 30 days, effective at 11:59 PM ET on March 12, 2020. The ban applied to most foreign nationals who had been in the Schengen Area, which includes 26 European countries.

The decision was made in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which had already spread to all 50 states in the US and was causing widespread illness and death. At the time, the US had reported over 1,000 cases of COVID-19 and 30 deaths.

The travel ban did not apply to:

  1. US citizens and lawful permanent residents
  2. Non-citizen spouses of US citizens
  3. Non-citizen parents of US citizens
  4. Non-citizen children of US citizens
  5. Non-citizen siblings of US citizens
  6. Non-citizen step-children of US citizens
  7. Non-citizen step-parents of US citizens
  8. Non-citizen fiancés of US citizens
  9. Non-citizen spouses of US citizens who are in the process of obtaining a green card
  10. Non-citizen parents of US citizens who are in the process of obtaining a green card
  11. Non-citizen children of US citizens who are in the process of obtaining a green card
  12. Non-citizen siblings of US citizens who are in the process of obtaining a green card
  13. Non-citizen step-children of US citizens who are in the process of obtaining a green card
  14. Non-citizen step-parents of US citizens who are in the process of obtaining a green card
  15. Non-citizen fiancés of US citizens who are in the process of obtaining a green card

The travel ban was later extended to include the UK and Ireland, and was eventually lifted on June 15, 2020, after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that the risk of transmission of COVID-19 had decreased.

It's worth noting that the travel ban was widely criticized by many experts, including public health officials and international leaders, who argued that it was ineffective and would only serve to further disrupt global travel and commerce.