travel bans
Border crossing prohibitions
Travel bans are government-imposed restrictions prohibiting entry from specific countries or regions.
They may target nationalities, geographic areas experiencing disease outbreaks, or security concerns: The travel ban blocked visitors from seven countries.
Travel bans can also restrict citizens from leaving: North Korea maintains strict travel bans on its population.
- visa restrictionsLimits on entry permits
- closed bordersRestricted national entry points
- embargoesRestrictions on international commerce
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- restricted zonesSpaces barring unauthorized entry
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- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
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Unregulated international passage
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