US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) expanded a travel ban by adding five more countries and imposing limits on others. The move came as the Trump administration continues to tighten US entry requirements and immigration standards, Fox News reported.

"The restrictions and limitations imposed by the Proclamation are necessary to prevent the entry of foreign nationals about whom the United States lacks sufficient information to assess the risks they pose, garner cooperation from foreign governments, enforce our immigration laws, and advance other important foreign policy, national security, and counterterrorism objectives," a statement by the White House says.