The United States of America is closing its gates for 19 countries, as President Donald Trump’s travel ban is set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 9. While citizens from 12 countries (Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen) are set to be banned from travelling to the US, another seven countries (Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela) have come under a partial ban.