Sick children, families and businesses are among the many people in Haiti, a country plagued by gang violence, likely to be hit hard by a U.S. travel ban.

President Trump, I ask you to please reconsider family reunification for residents,’ said a 10-year-old from Havana in a video.

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a fellow Republican, urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision. Lawler's 17th District includes Spring Valley, home to the second-largest Haitian diaspora, per capita, in the U.S.

New Jersey communities with ties to banned countries express concerns as families are separated and travel restricted.

Even before President Donald Trump told Haitians this week they will no longer be welcome in the United States, travel from the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation was already difficult. It’s been restricted by deadly gang violence,

President Donald Trump issued a travel ban, restricting entry of foreign nationals from 12 countries and partially banning 7 more. See the list.

The Trump administration’s ban has stalled or canceled lifesaving procedures for at least a dozen children or young adults. The

House Republicans approved $9.4 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, including $8.3 billion from USAID and over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.