President Donald Trump cited a range of reasons for placing 19 countries under new travel bans or restrictions in the U.S. They include allegations of lax screening of travelers, “a significant terrorist presence” in its territory, a government that wasn't cooperative enough in accepting deported citizens or residents who were prone to overstaying their visas in the United States. Here are the 12 countries placed under the ban, and the seven placed under travel restrictions: Banned from US travel Afghanistan Chad Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Iran Libya Myanmar Republic of the Congo Somalia Sudan Yemen Restricted on US travel Burundi Cuba Laos Sierra Leone Togo Turkmenistan Venezuela