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Idaho, South Carolina bathroom bans trigger US travel warnings

7/14/2026

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Idaho was added to a “Do Not Travel” list after its bathroom law imposed five-year prison for using gender-neutral or family restrooms.
South Carolina extended its bathroom ban to colleges, raising its risk rating to “Worst Laws.”
Countries now label the United States a “Do Not Travel” zone because of visa and detention risks after Federal orders removed “transgender” from nonprofit sites and cut funding to schools and hospitals.

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Idaho was added to a “Do Not Travel” list after its bathroom law imposed five-year prison for using gender-neutral or family restrooms.
South Carolina extended its bathroom ban to colleges, raising its risk rating to “Worst Laws.”
Countries now label the United States a “Do Not Travel” zone because of visa and detention risks after Federal orders removed “transgender” from nonprofit sites and cut funding to schools and hospitals.