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Cuba: Cubans dismayed as US partial entry restrictions go into effect

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Many Cubans are disappointed at the disrupted travel between their country and the United States as the travel restrictions introduced by Washington out of national security concern went into effect on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to ban travel from certain countries on Wednesday evening. According to a release by the White House, the proclamation will fully ban the entry of nationals from 12 countries, namely Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. These countries were found "to be deficient with regards to screening and vetting and determined to pose a very high risk to the United States," the release said. Meanwhile, the proclamation will partially restrict the entry of nationals from seven countries -- Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. With the travel restrictions in place, many Cubans are facing difficult situation, such as being barred from activities like visiting family in the U.S. or participating in academic exchanges with top U.S. universities. Some Cuban intellectuals said that before the introduction of the restrictions, they were welcomed at many of America's top universities, but now the policy made these exchanges impossible. Shotlist: Havana, Cuba - Recent: FILE: Havana, Cuba - 2019 1. Port with Cuban national flags; FILE: Havana, Cuba - 2020 2. Various of pedestrians; FILE: Cuba - June 23, 2021 3. Various of vehicles, pedestrians; Havana, Cuba - Recent 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) David Arjona, Cuban private worker: "We Cubans are very dismayed and hurt after this new measure was announced by President Trump. We had plans to see our son in the U.S. [and now we can't due to these tough measures.]"; FILE: Havana, Cuba - Date Unknown 5. National flag of Cuba; 6. Man on donkey cart; 7. Vendors; Havana, Cuba - Recent 8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Alzugaray, U.S.-Cuba relations expert (ending with shots 9-10): "I've been guest professor to more than four U.S. universities, including Harvard, John Hopkins, Queens College, and New York University, but now traveling there is practically impossible."; FILE: Havana, Cuba - Date Unknown 9. Traffic, pedestrians; FILE: Havana, Cuba - 2016 10. Traffic, pedestrians; FILE: Havana, Cuba - October 2019 11. Aerial shots of cityscape; FILE: Havana, Cuba - 2019 12. Port with Cuban national flags; FILE: Washington D.C., USA - October 2024 13. Various of White House. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]

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