Trump reintroduces travel bans; suspect charged with domestic terrorism over Colorado fire bomb; and tariffs on steel and aluminium come into effect.
Trump Reintroduces Travel Ban on Foreign Countries
President Donald Trump has reintroduced a foreign travel ban on visas targeting 12 foreign countries deemed to be connected with terrorism and security threats.
The countries on the list for full suspension are Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Another list for partial restrictions has been made for Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
Trump had initially placed them on a ban list during his first term, but they were then removed when President Joe Biden came into office in 2021.
The restrictions are placed on those who “intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, espouse hateful ideology, or otherwise exploit the immigration laws for malevolent purposes.”
Trump rolled out a travel ban to seven nations during his first term, which went through various lawsuits and was eventually rescinded by Biden.
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The ban is set to go into effect at midnight on June 9.
Suspect Charged with Domestic Terrorism over Colorado Fire Bomb
A man was arrested last week and charged with domestic terrorism and hate crimes over an attack on a mall in Colorado using a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails.
The suspect, 45-year-old Mohammed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, was targeting a peaceful pro-Israeli demonstration, allegedly shouting “free Palestine” before throwing Molotov cocktails into the crowd, burning at least eight individuals.
According to the government, Soliman had entered the country legally in 2022 but had overstayed his visa. He admitted during questioning that he had planned the attack for a year.
He has been charged with 118 counts, 28 of them for attempted murder, and faces over 600 years in prison if convicted.
A worker prepares to lift a steel beam with a crane at Central Steel Supply Company in Marlborough, Mass., on March 13, 2025. Joseph Prezioso/AFP
50 Percent Tariff on Steel and Aluminium Comes into Effect
The United States’ 50 percent tariffs on aluminium and steel have come into effect, aiming to boost their U.S. production.
The order, signed in on June 2, doubles the initial 25 percent rate.
President Donald Trump has accused China of being a major factor in harming national production by flooding the world with cheap, subsidised steel and aluminium.
Part of Trump’s Make America Great Again policy was to bring manufacturing back to America, as well as restore the nation’s steel industry.
Canada is currently the largest supplier of steel and aluminium to the United States.
Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 25, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Supreme Court Strikes Down Mexico’s Lawsuit Against US Gun Companies
The United States’ highest court has unanimously struck down Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gun companies, which tried to hold them accountable for the country’s gun crime.
In a 9–0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision against U.S. gun maker Smith & Wesson and distributor Interstate Arm that claimed they were responsible for the selling and distribution of guns to Mexican drug cartels, harming the government.
The Supreme Court cited the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which protects gun companies from the unlawful use of their products.
Mexico, in its lawsuit, claimed that the companies knowingly sold and helped traffic the guns to Mexico through straw purchases, a criminal act where one person buys something, particularly a firearm, on behalf of another who is legally unable to.
