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US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries
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The US is suspending the process for immigrant visas from 75 countries, the Department of State said on Wednesday.
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The US is suspending the process for immigrant visas from 75 countries, the Department of State said on Wednesday.
The U.S. has suspended all immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, with the State Department saying people from these countries would be a strain on public resources. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
The State Department announced it will stop giving out visas to nationals of dozens of countries who are seeking to move to the U.S. permanently.
US State Department says freeze will affect citizens of Somalia, Haiti, Iran and Eritrea, among other countries.
Federal officials said the move was meant to discourage immigration by people whom they deemed likely to rely on public benefits.
The State Department is freezing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to clamp down on applicants it deems likely to become a public charge.
The Trump administration is suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, the State Department said Wednesday
