Trump lifts travel ban on Chad citizens

President Donald Trump has lifted a U.S. travel ban on citizens from Chad after a review that found improvements in the African country’s security standards.

Chad was added to a travel ban list in September after the American Government said it failed to provide proof of adequate security measures preventing terrorists from traveling to the United States.

Seven countries — Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, North Korea and Venezuela — are still subject to the travel restrictions.

Courts struck down the first two versions of Trump’s travel ban, and the current one is narrower in scope than its predecessors. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider its legality this spring, and a decision is expected in June.

Trump said in the proclamation that Chad had taken steps to make its passports more secure and had improved the sharing of information with the United States on known or suspected terrorists.