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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that it is suspending immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries.
This measure will apply to "countries whose migrants receive unacceptable amounts of benefits from the American people. The freeze will remain in place until the United States can ensure that new migrants do not profit at the expense of the American people," the department wrote on social media.
The measure affects countries such as Somalia, Haiti, Iran and Eritrea, “whose migrants often become a burden to the United States upon arrival,” the State Department said.
According to Fox News, the State Department announced earlier Wednesday that it would suspend visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Nigeria, Thailand, and Yemen.
The suspension will begin on January 21 and will last until the State Department reassesses its visa processing procedures, the statement said.
The decision comes after the White House announced Tuesday it would revoke Temporary Protected Status for Somali migrants amid fraud allegations in Minnesota.
On Monday, the State Department announced on social media that more than 100,000 visas have been revoked since Donald Trump took office as President nearly a year ago.
In November 2025, Donald Trump announced his intention to halt migration from what he called "Third World" countries. The announcement followed the death of a National Guard soldier shot and killed near the White House by an Afghan citizen.
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