Trump expected to reveal travel ban expansion on Friday.. stay tuned..

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President Donald Trump is expected to reveal an expansion of his controversial travel ban on Friday, the same day he could be acquitted in his impeachment trial and just days ahead of the president’s annual State of the Union address. 

One of the changes calls for people coming from Sudan to be barred from the U.S. diversity visa program, which awards green cards to immigrants, two U.S. officials said. One official said it might be possible for some Sudanese to get waivers.

 

A draft of the updated ban that was being considered also would place immigration restrictions on an additional six countries, but not necessarily completely bar all citizens of those nations from entering the United States. The list of countries that have been considered for new restrictions include Belarus, Myanmar (also known as Burma), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria and Tanzania, according to two people familiar with the matter.

But it’s unclear which other countries will make the final list, or exactly what the new restrictions will entail. As of Thursday, the proposal was still in flux, the officials said.