Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Locked Out: Europeans Grapple with New US Travel Ban Associated Press PARIS - A Las Vegas wedding with an Elvis impersonator: Canceled. A 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) trans-America road trip, a voyage of a lifetime that took months to prepare: On ice, too. The new anti-virus travel ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump threw Europeans' best-laid plans-- family reunions, birthday celebrations, vacations, trips for both business and pleasure-- into utter disarray Thursday. .