President Donald Trump is considering targeting citizens of up to 43 countries in a new travel ban, according to officials familiar with the matter, The New York Times reports. During his previous term,

The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.

A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.

US officials said the travel restrictions would be broader than the curbs imposed during the first term of Donald Trump, when he banned travellers from seven majority-Muslim nations.

During President Trump’s first term, he created a series of bans against citizens from Muslim-majority countries.

President Trump’s first-term policy grew out of his 2015 campaign call to bar Muslims from entering the country and evolved amid court battles.

Trump Bluntly Shuts Down Reporter’s Question About Which Countries May Be Added To Travel Ban List During a press briefing on Wednesday, President Trump was asked about countries that may be placed under a travel ban.