In response to the US White House's announcement on June 4 restricting the entry of citizens of many countries, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on the same day that staying in the US is “very risky.” He criticized the US for “thinking it owns the whole world” and can “persecute” the Venezuelan people for no reason. On June 4, local time, according to a statement issued by the US White House, US President Trump completely suspended citizens from 12 countries entering the US as immigrants and non-immigrants. These countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. In addition, Trump also announced partial entry restrictions on citizens of seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

In response to the US White House's announcement on June 4 restricting the entry of citizens of many countries, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on the same day that staying in the US is “very risky.” He criticized the US for “thinking it owns the whole world” and can “persecute” the Venezuelan people for no reason. On June 4, local time, according to a statement issued by the US White House, US President Trump completely suspended citizens from 12 countries entering the US as immigrants and non-immigrants. These countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. In addition, Trump also announced partial entry restrictions on citizens of seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.