The US is considering expanding the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30 countries, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday.

"I won't be specific on the number, but it's over 30, and the President (Donald Trump) is continuing to evaluate countries," Noem told Fox News.

She questioned why the US should allow entry from nations without a "stable government" that cannot "sustain itself" or help vet individuals seeking entry to America.

Noem said Monday that she is recommending "a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies."

The travel ban debate intensified after Trump on Nov. 28 threatened to permanently pause migration from "third world countries.”

The statement followed a N

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