Rep. Nancy Mace to Introduce Bill Barring Entry from 39 Countries

Rep. Nancy Mace will introduce the Third World Immigration Moratorium Act on Wednesday to bar travelers from 39 countries across the Caribbean, Middle East and Africa from entering the United States, Fox News reported. The bill would also block individuals traveling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents.

The listed countries are Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The measure would exempt lawful permanent residents, dual nationals using passports from unaffected countries, diplomats, NATO personnel, athletes in major competitions, special immigrant visa recipients who assisted U.S. forces, and some people fleeing ethnic or religious persecution in Iran.

The Department of Homeland Security secretary would hold authority to grant case-by-case waivers when admission serves the nation's critical interest. The proposal follows the Trump administration's resurrection of a travel ban on 12 countries in June 2025 after an Egyptian national was charged in a firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado.

Air Force Staff Sgt. , in November. Both perpetrators had overstayed visas. Staff Sgt. Wolfe received a Purple Heart during the State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026. Mace stated that for too long Washington looked the other way while bad actors exploited gaps in the system and American families paid the price.