The administration of US President Donald Trump is halting visa processing for people from more than 70 countries, the US State Department has confirmed to the Post.
“The State Department is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries”, a State Department official said on Wednesday.
China is not included in the list, which has countries like Thailand, a US ally, and Brazil, a close neighbour in the western hemisphere, along with Russia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait.
The pause will begin next week, on January 21, and will continue indefinitely. The department would reassess the process to check “abuse” of taxpayer-funded benefit programmes.
“The freeze will remain active until the US can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people,” the State Department said in a social media post.
It added that the administration was “working to ensure the generosity of the American people will no longer be abused”.
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