When asked about the travel ban, a State Department spokesperson said the agency “does not comment on internal deliberations or communications.”

The Trump administration is finalizing a new travel ban that would be broader than the ones issued during Trump’s first term. The ban, enacted under an executive order titled "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other," aims to prevent individuals deemed as national security risks from entering the U.S.

Following Trump's issuing an executive order in January directing Cabinet members to create a list of countries that should face full or partial travel restrictions, a draft recommendation is now circulating,