The Gambia is among a list of countries that the Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for their citizens as part of a new travel ban. 

A U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity cautioned there could be changes on the list and that it was yet to be approved by the administration, reports the New York Times. 

The list has a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups.

It is understood that The Gambia is on the “Yellow” category of 22 countries that would be given 60 days to clear up perceived deficiencies, with the threat of being moved onto one of the other categories if they did not comply.

Such issues could include failing to share with the United States information about incoming travellers, purportedly inadequate security practices for issuing passports, or the selling of citizenship to people from banned countries, which could serve as a loophole around the restrictions, according to the New York Times. 

Other African countries in this Yellow category include Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo,, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Zimbabwe.

The Gambia’s ministry of Foreign Affairs has been contacted for comment.