"The Department of State said on Wednesday that visa processing would be paused for countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates. The freeze will remain active until the US can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people, it said, adding that the measure would affect dozens of countries, including Somalia, Haiti, Iran and Eritrea."
"Trump has pursued a hardline, anti-immigration agenda since he returned to office in January 2025, promising to carry out the largest deportation operation in US history. Over the past year, he has announced curbs to several US visa programmes and drastically slashed the number of planned refugee admissions into the US. His administration has also deployed heavily armed immigration officers to major US cities to detain and deport people accused of being in the country illegally."
The United States will suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, targeting nations whose migrants reportedly draw unacceptable levels of welfare from American public funds. The freeze will remain until officials can ensure new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people. The measure will affect dozens of countries, including Somalia, Haiti, Iran and Eritrea, with other reported targets including Brazil, Egypt, Thailand, Nigeria, Iraq and Yemen. The pause begins on January 21 and excludes non-immigrant applicants. Since January 2025, the administration has revoked over 100,000 visas and carried out large-scale deportations, with Homeland Security reporting over 605,000 removals.
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